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DIOCESE  OF  CONNECTICUT 
THE  JARVIS  CENTENARY 
WEDNESDAY  27  OCTOBER  1897 
AND  THE  CONSECRATION  of  the 
BISHOP  COADJUTOR  ELECT 
FEAST  OF  ST.  SIMON  and  ST.  JUDE 
THURSDAY  28  OCTOBER  1897 
TRINITY  CHURCH   NEW    HAVEN 


TUTTLE,    MOREHOUSE    dL    TAVLOH    PnE66,    NEW    HAVEN,    CONH. 


Diocese  of   Connecticut 


BISHOP    JARVIS     1797 
BISHOP    BREWSTER    1897 


CONTENTS 


PACE 

Preface,  --.---.-9 

Account  of  the  jAR\as  Centenary  SER^^CES,            -           -  13 

Letter  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,           -          -          -  19 
Addresses  :— 

A  Century  of  Church  Life  in  Connecticut  :  I.  1797- 

1851,             -------  23 

A  Century  of  Church  Life  in  Connecticut  :  II.  185 1- 

1897, -           -  55 

A  Greeting  from  Rhode  Isi,and,            -          -          -  75 
Historicai,  Reminiscences  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  -          -  S3 
The  Life  and  Times  of  the  Second  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut,              ------  103 

Bishop  White  and  Connecticut,   or  One  Hundred 

Years  Ago,            ------  141 

Bishop  Provoost  and  Connecticut,         -           -           -  153 

Bishop  Bass  and  Connecticut,      -           -           -           -  167 

Account  of  the  Seryices  at  the  Consecration  of  the 

Bishop  Coadjutor,          -----  177 

Consecration  Sermon,         -----  1S7 

Reception  at  Trinity  Parish  House,    -           -           -           -  207 

Address  of  Welcome  to  the  Bishop  Coadjutor,       -  211 

Response,          -           -           -           -           -           -           -  217 

Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Dr.  Brewster,           -          -           -  223 

The  Bishops  of  Connecticut,       -----  227 

The  Loan  Exhibit,              --..-.  233 

Notes  and  Appendices,       ------  245 

Documents    Concerning   the    Election    of   the    Bishop 

Coadjutor,            ------  277 

Documents  Concerning  the  Consecr-\tion  of  the  Bishop 

Coadjutor,            ---...  295 

Index,    ---------  317 


Preface 


PREFACE 


Abraham  Jarvis  was  consecrated  the  second  Bishop  of 
Connecticut  on  St.  Luke's  Day,  October  i8,  1797.  As  has  been 
pointed  out  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Hart,  Registrar  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  Consecra- 
tion actually  took  place  on  the  above  day,  although  the  alma- 
nacs, perpetuating  an  ancient  error,  give  the  date  as  September 
18.  The  official  records  and  contemporarj'  accounts  all  agree, 
as  does  the  entrv'  in  the  Bishops'  Register,  in  Bishop  Jarvis' s 
own  handwriting.  How  the  wrong  date  got  into  the  document 
purporting  to  be  a  copy  of  the  Letter  of  Consecration,  in  the 
General  Convention  Journal  of  1853,  will  probably  never  be 
discovered.  ■■- 

At  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  held  in 
St.  John's  Church,  \VaterburJ^  June  8  and  9,  1897,  it  was 
voted  that  the  Centenary  of  Bishop  Jarvis' s  Consecration 
should  be  duly  celebrated.  For  this  purpose  a  special  Com- 
mittee was  appointed,  consisting  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  George 
William  Douglas,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis,  and  the 
Rev.  Joseph  Hooper,  of  the  Clergy  ;  and  Messrs.  Burton 
Mansfield  and  Frederick  J.  Kingsbury  of  the  Laity.  This 
Committee  afterwards  invited  Mr.  Alfred  Newton  Wheeler,  of 
New  Haven,  to  act  with  them,  and  he  accepted  the  invitation. 
By  vote  of  the  Diocesan  Convention,  it  was  decided  that  the 
Centenary  should  be  observed  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven, 
where  Bishop  Jarvis  was  consecrated  ;  and,  after  consultation 

with  the  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  it  was  arranged  that  the  Cen- 

• 

*See  the  article  of  Dr.  Hart  from  The  Churchman  for  Nov.  13,  1897,  on 
pages  227,  228,  229. 


tenary  should  take  place  immediately  before  the  Consecration 
of  Dr.  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  who  had  just  been  elected 
to  be  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  Diocese.  The  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut, as  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  American  Church,  subse- 
quently ordered  that  the  Consecration  of  Dr.  Brewster  should 
take  place  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  St.  Simon  and 
St.  Jude's  Day,  Thursday,  October  28  ;  and  it  was  therefore 
decided  that  the  Jarvis  Centenary  should  be  observed  on  the 
day  previous,  and  that  this  Book  should  contain  an  account 
both  of  the  Jarvis  Centenary  and  of  Dr.  Brewster's  Conse- 
cration. 

This  Book  is  now  published  by  the  Committee  in  charge. 
The  account  of  the  two  notable  events  has  been  made  as  com- 
plete as  possible,  and  the  Committee  herebj'  respectfully 
acknowledge  their  indebtedness  to  those  who  have  so  kindly 
assisted  them  in  their  work. 

In  conclusion,  the  Centenary  Committee  cannot  refrain  from 
emphasizing  the  universal  regret  at  the  absence  of  Bishop 
Williams,  both  from  the  Jarvis  Centenary  and  the  Consecra- 
tion of  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  Connecticut.  The  presence  of 
the  venerable  and  beloved  Bishop  of  Connecticut  was  alone 
wanting  to  the  completeness  of  this  memorable  celebration  ; 
and  the  general  realization  of  this  fact  was  brought  to  a  focus 
at  the  reading  of  the  characteristic  and  impressive  letter  which 
the  Bishop  of  Connecticut  addressed  from  his  sick  bed  to  the 
Centenary  Committee. 


George  William  Douglas 
Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis 
Joseph  Hooper 
Burton  Mansfield 
Frederick  James  Kingsbury 
Alfred  Newton  Wheeler 


Centenary 
Committee. 


Account  of  the  Services  at  the 
Jarvis  Centenary 


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SERVICES  AT  THE  JARVIS  CENTENARY 


The  first  service  of  the  Centenarj'  was  a  plain  celebration 
of  the  Holy  Communion  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
The  Celebrant  was  the  Rev.  Edwin  Stevens  Lines,  D.D., 
Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  New  Haven.  He  was  assisted 
by  the  Rev.  J.  Edmund  Wildman,  x\rchdeacon  of  New  Haven, 
and  the  Rev.  Charles  O.  Scoville  and  the  Rev.  Clarence  W. 
Bispham,  Curates  of  the  parish.  The  quiet  dignity,  devotion 
and  impressiveness  of  this  service  fitlj^  began  the  day.  The 
Sanctuarj'  had  been  beautifully  decorated  with  flowers  for  the 
festival. 

At  half  past  ten  o'clock  the  church  was  well  filled  with  a 
devout  and  interested  congregation,  comprising  many  clergy- 
men of  the  diocese,  visiting  clergy,  prominent  laymen,  mem- 
bers of  the  Jarvis  familj^  and  well  known  citizens  of  New 
Haven  among  whom  were  the  President  and  some  of  the 
Corporation  of  Yale  University.  To  the  strains  of  the  hymn  : 
"Rejoice,  rejoice  in  heart,"*  the  procession  advanced  up  the 
middle  alley  to  the  Chancel  in  the  following  order  :  The  vested 
Choir,  the  Archdeacon  of  Hartford,  the  Rev.  Arthur  W. 
Wright,  of  Warehouse  Point ;  the  Archdeacon  of  Litchfield, 
the  Rev.  James  H.  George,  of  Salisbury  ;  the  grandson  of 
Bishop  Jarvis,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis,  of  Brooklj'n, 
Conn.;  the  Registrar  of  the  Diocese,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hart, 
D.D.,  of  Trinity  College,  Hartford  ;  the  President  of  the  Stand- 
ing Committee,  the  Rev.  Storrs  O.  Seymour,  D.D.,  of  Litch- 
field ;    the    Rector  of   the   parish,    the  Rev.   George  William 

*  The  full  musical  programme  is  given  on  pages  309,  310. 


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Douglas,  S.T.D.;    the   Bishop    of  California,     the    Rt.    Rev. 
William  Ford  Nichols,  D.D. 

The  lyord's  Prayer,  collects  and  versicles  were  read  by  the 
Archdeacon  of  Hartford.  The  hymn,  "O  God,  our  help  in 
ages  past,"  was  sung  by  the  Choir  and  congregation,  after 
which  the  Letter  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  was  read  by  the 
Rector  of  Trinity  Church.  After  the  singing  of  the  hymn, 
"Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me,"  the  Rev.  Dr.  Seymour  de- 
livered his  address  :  "A  Century  of  Church  Life  in  Connecti- 
cut—first half,  1797-1851."  The  h3^mn,  "O  brothers,  lift 
your  voices,"  was  then  sung;  after  which  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart 
delivered  his  address  :  "A  Century  of  Church  Life  in  Con- 
necticut,— second  half,  1851-1897."  After  the  singing  of  the 
hymn,  "  From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies,"  the  closing 
collects  were  said  by  the  Archdeacon  of  Litchfield,  and  the 
Benediction  was  pronounced  by  the  Bishop  of  California.  The 
recessional  hymn  was,    "  The  King  of  Love  my  Shepherd  is." 

At  the  three  o'clock  service  the  procession,  singing  the 
hymn,  "  The  Son  of  God  goes  forth  to  war,"  advanced  to  the 
Chancel  in  the  following  order  :  the  vested  Choir  ;  the  Curates 
of  the  Parish  ;  the  Archdeacon  of  Fairfield,  the  Rev.  Henry 
M.  Sherman,  of  Bridgeport ;  the  Archdeacon  of  New  London, 
the  Rev.  Theodore  M.  Peck,  of  Putnam  ;  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Hooper,  of  Durham  ;  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis,  of 
Brooklyn  ;  the  Representative  of  the  Diocese  of  Rhode  Island, 
the  Rev.  Daniel  Henshaw,  S.T.D. ;  and  the  Rector  of  the  parish. 

The  Lord's  Prayer,  collects  and  versicles  were  read  by  the 
Archdeacon  of  New  London.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Henshaw  then 
delivered  his  address:  "A  Greeting  from  Rhode  Island." 
The  hymn,  "All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name,"  was  sung  ; 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  delivered  his  address  :  "Historical 
Reminiscences  of  Bishop  Jarvis."  After  the  singing  of  the 
hymn,  "  Glorious  things  of  Thee  are  spoken,"  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Hooper  delivered  his  address  :  ' '  The  Life  and  Times  of  the 
Second  Bishop  of  Connecticut. ' '  The  closing  collects  were  said 
and  the  Benediction  pronounced  by  the  Archdeacon  of  Fairfield. 
The  recessional  hymn  was,    "  Jesus,  gentlest  Saviour." 


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Before  eight  o'clock,  the  hour  appointed  for  the  closing  ser- 
vice of  the  Centenarj',  the  church  was  filled  and  many  were 
unable  to  find  even  standing  room.  The  processional  hymn 
was,  " Ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand."  After  the  vested 
Choir  came  the  Curates  of  the  parish  ;  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper  ; 
the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis ;  the  Rev.  Edwin  Stevens 
Lines,  D.D.;  the  Rector  of  the  parish  ;  the  Bishops  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, Massachusetts,  Nebraska  and  Western  New  York.  The 
Bishop  of  New  York  entered  the  Chancel  during  the  service, 
an  important  engagement  keeping  him  to  the  verj^  latest 
moment  in  New  York.* 

The  Lord's  Prayer,  opening  collects  and  versicles  were  said 
by  the  Rev.  Edwin  Stevens  Lines,  D.D.  After  the  singing  of 
the  hj^mn,  "  Rise,  crowned  with  light,  imperial  Salem,  rise," 
the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Whitaker,  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  delivered 
his  address  :  "  Bishop  White  and  Connecticut."  The  hymn, 
"Jesus,  gentlest  Saviour, "  was  then  sung,  and  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York,  delivered  his  address  : 
"  Bishop  Provoost  and  Connecticut."  The  hj-mn,  "Glorious 
things  of  Thee  are  spoken,"  was  sung  by  the  Choir  and  con- 
gregation ;  after  which  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Lawrence,  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts,  delivered  the  final  address  of  the  Centenary  : 
"Bishop  Bass  and  Connecticut."  Sullivan's  "  Festival  Te 
Deum,"  which  had  been  written  for  the  thanksgiving  service 
for  the  recovery  of  the  Prince  of  Wales  from  serious  illness, 
was  then  beautifuU}'  rendered  by  the  Choir.  The  concluding 
praj-ers  were  said  and  the  Benediction  pronounced  by  the 
Bishop  of  Pennsylvania.  The  recessional  hymn  was,  "O 
mother  dear,  Jerusalem." 

*  The  Bishops  of  Albany,  Maryland  and  California  were  in  the  congrega- 
tion. 


Letter  of  the  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese 

The  Rt.  Rev.  JOHN  WILLIAMS,  D.D.,  LL.D. 


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LETTER 


To  the  Committee  appointed  at  the  Diocesan  Convention 
on  the  Centenary  of  the  Second  Bishop  of  Connecticut  : 

My  Dear  Brethren  : — 

It  is  a  great  disappointment  to  me  that  I  shall  be 
unable  to  be  present  at,  and  to  participate  in,  the  ser- 
vices connected  mth  the  celebration  of  the  Centenary 
of  the  Consecration  of  our  second  Bishop,  and  still 
more  that  I  shall  be  unable  to  take  any  part  in  the 
Consecration  of  our  Coadjutor-elect.  But  my  physical 
condition  forbids  me  to  hope  for  any  such  privilege. 

I  do  not  wish  to  occupy  any  part  of  the  field  of  our 
Diocesan  history,  which  is  entrusted  to  others.  I  will 
only  briefly  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  Bishop 
Jarvis's  Episcopate  synchronizes  with  the  period  of  the 
deepest  depression  of  our  Church  in  the  United  States. 
When  the  War  of  the  Revolution  ended,  there  were 
still  living  many  persons  who  had  conformed  to  the 
Church  of  England  in  the  Colonies.  As  these  passed 
away  few  were  found  to  take  their  places.  The  Church 
was  regarded  on  all  sides  as  an  English  monarchial 
institution,  and  this  disheartening  state  of  things  con- 
tinued till  the  Consecration  of  Bishops  Hobart  and 
Griswold,  in  the  year  1811. 


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Indeed,  it  was  feared  at  that  time  that  we  should  be 
obliged  to  send  candidates  for  the  Episcopate  to  Eng- 
land for  Consecration.  So  near  to  failing  was  the  suc- 
cession in  this  country. 

It  was  during  this  period  of  discouragement  and 
decline  that  Bishop  Jarvas  held  the  office  and  discharged 
the  duties  of  a  Bishop  in  the  Church  of  God  for  this 
Diocese.  Thfere  was  small  chance  for  increase,  and 
there  were  even  some  fears  as  to  the  possibility  of 
keeping  alive  "  the  things  which  remain." 

It  required  strong  faith  and  unfailing  patience  to 
believe  that  God  had  set  before  this  Church  an  open 
door,  although  it  might  be  said  of  it,  "  thou  hast  a 
little  strength,  and  hast  kept  My  Word,  and  hast  not 
denied  My  Name." 

Such  faith  and  such  patience  our  second  Bishop  had. 
And  although  to  the  discouragement  just  mentioned 
there  were  added  physical  infirmities  of  a  painful  and 
wearing  nature,  and  diocesan  difficulties  fomented  by 
an  unscrupulous  and  unworthy  man,  he  held  on  his  way 
in  all  patience  and  submission  to  the  Divine  Will, 
until  he  saw  the  dawning  of  a  brighter  day  for  his 
Diocese  and  the  Church  at  large. 

Then  God  gave  him  rest,  as  He  giveth  His  beloved 
sleep. 

Your  affectionate  Bishop  and  brother, 

(Signed)  J.  Williams. 


A   Century  of  Church   Life  in 
Connecticut 


1797-1851 


The  Rev.  STORRS  OZIAS  SEYMOUR,  D.D. 

T{ector  of  St.  CMichael's   Churcb,   Litchfield,  and 
President  of  the  Standing  Committee 


ADDRESS 


The  ''  century  of  Cliurch  life  in  Connedlicut " 
which  passes  under  review  this  morning  begins  with 
the  Consecration  of  Dr.  Jarvis  to  the  Episcopal  office. 
The  eleven  years  of  Bishop  Seabury's  faithful  Epis- 
copate, having  accomplished  a  great  deal  for  the 
Church,  had  come  to  an  end  in  February,  1796.  On 
the  fifth  day  of  the  following  May,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis, 
Recflor  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  was  eledled  to 
the  office  of  Bishop.  There  was,  however,  a  great 
lack  of  harmony  among  Clergy  and  Laity,  and  no 
provision  was  made  for  the  Bishop's  support.  In 
view  of  these  fadls,  Mr.  Jarvis  declined  the  eledlion. 
An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Convention  was  held 
the  next  October,  at  which  the  Rev.  John  Bowden, 
Principal  of  the  Episcopal  Academy,  was  eledled. 
He  asked  that  he  might  have  till  the  next  regular 
Convention  to  consider  the  question.  When  the  Con- 
vention assembled  at  Derby,  he  declined  to  accept 
the  office,  and  Mr.  Jarvis  receiving  the  unanimous 
vote  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity,  signified  that  he  would 
not  again  refuse.  On  the  morning  of  06lober  i8th, 
St.  Luke's  day,  sixteen  Clergymen  and  twenty-five 
Laymen  assembled  at  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven, 


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of  which  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bela  Hubbard  was  then  Rector, 
and  Dr.  Jarvis  (for  at  the  Commencement  of  the  pre- 
ceding summer,  Yale  College  had  conferred  upon  Mr. 
Jarvis  the  Degree  of  Doctor  in  Divinity)  was  solemnly- 
set  apart  for  the  office  and  the  work  of  a  Bishop. 

After  the  Consecration,  as  the  first  ofl&cial  adl  of 
that  century  of  Church  life  which  we  commemorate 
to-day,  Bishop  Jarvis  delivered  a  charge  to  the  Clergy 
and  Laity.  The  Convention  voted  that  "  The  Stand- 
ing Committee  be  requested  to  prepare  an  address  of 
thanks,  in  writing,  which  being  done  the  address  was 
read  to  the  Convention  and  approved."  Thus  the 
Diocese  had  again  an  Episcopal  Head.  But  appar- 
ently it  was  thought  that  his  salary  as  Re(?tor  of 
Christ  Church,  Middletown,  and  his  own  private 
income  would  prove  sufficient  to  meet  his  needs,  for 
not  one  word  was  said  to  him  about  a  salary.  The 
next  year,  however,  with  a  degree  of  confidence  in 
the  effe<5l  of  resolutions  passed  by  the  Convention, 
which  the  experience  of  one  hundred  years  has  done 
much  to  lessen,  it  was  voted  to  recommend  to  the 
several  congregations  in  the  Diocese  to  colledl  annu- 
ally for  the  use  of  the  Bishop  one-half  penny  on  the 
pound  on  the  grand  levy  of  each  parish. 

Steps  had  been  taken  in  Bishop  Seabury's  time  for 
creating  a  Board  of  Trustees  for  an  Episcopal  Fund. 
No  charter  could  be  obtained  from  the  Legislature 
until  1799,  and  after  that  very  little  was  accomplished, 
though  many  resolutions  were  passed  by  successive 
conventions  and  a  few  parishes  made  contributions  to 
the  Fund.  And  thus  it  continued  until  the  Conven- 
tion of  181 2,  when  Bishop  Jarvis  made   this   matter 


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very  largely  the  subje(ft  of  his  address.  His  words 
would  indicate  that  he  thought  that  the  Episcopate 
was  not  very  highlj'  esteemed  by  the  Churchmen  of 
the  Diocese,  for  he  expresses  himself  as  having  "  a 
devout  hope  that  the  continuance  of  the  Episcopal 
oflSce  is,  and  will  be,  invariably  considered  by  you  as 
highly  important  to  the  Church  in  this  Diocese." 
After  stating  some  of  the  grounds  wh}-  it  should  be  so 
considered,  he  says,  "  But  however  expedient  the 
office  maj'  appear,  and  however  desired  by  those  who 
are  well  grounded  in  the  Doctrine,  the  continuation 
of  it  amongst  us  cannot  be  reasonably  expected  unless 
some  provision  is  made  to  support  it."  He  says  that 
the  members  of  the  Convention  bj-  inspecting  its 
journals  "  will  see  with  what  languor  the  support  of 
the  Bishop  has  hitherto  been  regarded,"  and  "  with 
how  much  reason  they  who  feel  an  unfeigned  interest 
in  the  welfare  of  the  Church  are  concerned  for  the 
unpleasant  prospedl,  that  the  Episcopate  in  this 
Diocese  must  fall  unless  some  more  energetic  meas- 
ures are  pursued  to  prevent  it."  Notwithstanding 
these  pathetic  words  of  Bishop  Jarvis's  last  address  to 
the  Convention,  for  such"  it  proved  to  be,  nothing  of 
any  moment  was  accomplished,  and  it  was  not  until 
1817  that  the  Trustees  of  the  Bishop's  Fund  had  any- 
thing worth  reporting  to  the  Convention.  From  the 
report  made  at  this  time,  it  is  seen  that  about  $6,000 
had  been  colledled  for  this  fund  from  the  several 
parishes,  and  from  an  unexpedled  quarter  they  had 
received  in  that  year  $7,142.85.  This  amount  came 
from  the  State. 

During  the  War  of  181 2,  the  State  had  incurred 


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expenses  in  behalf  of  the  General  Government  to  the 
amount  of  $61,500.  When  this  sum  was  paid  to  the 
State  the  Legislature  determined  to  divide  it  among 
the  several  religious  bodies  of  the  State.  The  Trus- 
tees of  the  Bishop's  Fund  secured  one-seventh  part 
of  the  whole  amount,  so  that  in  their  report  to  the 
Convention  of  1S17  they  state  that  this  Fund 
amounted  to  $13,382.  They  had  hoped,  however,  to 
add  a  considerable  sum  from  another  source. 

In  the  year  1814,  a  petition  was  presented  by  cer- 
tain parties  to  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State 
asking  for  the  privilege  of  establishing  another  bank 
in  Hartford  to  be  called  the  Phoenix  Bank.  In  their 
petition  they  say  "they  (the  petitioners)  offer  more- 
over, in  conformity  to  the  precedents  in  other  States, 
to  pay  for  the  privileges  of  the  incorporation  herein 
prayed  for,  the  sum  of  sixty  thousand  dollars — to  be 
appropriated,  if  in  the  opinion  of  your  Honors  it  shall 
be  deemed  expedient — to  the  use  of  the  corporation  of 
Yale  College,  of  the  Medical  Institution  established  in 
the  City  of  New  Haven,  and  to  the  Corporation  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  Fund  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  in  this  State."  After  considering  this  matter, 
the  Council,  or  as  we  now  call  it,  the  Senate,  passed  a 
bill  granting  the  charter,  and  appropriating  the  sum  of 
ten  thousand  dollars  of  the  bonus  to  the  Bishop's  Fund. 
The  Lower  House,  however,  refused  to  concur  in  this 
appropriation  to  the  Bishop's  Fund,  although  it  voted 
in  favor  of  granting  the  charter.  At  the  next  ses- 
sion the  Senate  adhered  to  its  vote,  but  it  was  again 
rejected  by  the  House,  though  at  the  same  time  they 
concurred  with  the  Senate  in  appropriating  twenty 


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thousand  dollars  to  the  Medical  School  of  Yale  Col- 
lege. This  acftiou  of  the  Legislature  aroused  a  strong 
sentiment  in  the  minds  of  Church  people  of  our  State 
against  this  unfair  treatment,  as  they  considered  it. 
A  controversy  was  carried  on  in  one  of  the  news- 
papers of  the  day,  the  Comiccticut  Herald^  which 
lasted  for  nearly  two  months,  and  which  was  after- 
wards published  in  pamphlet  form.  In  the  first  letter 
the  Legislature  was  denounced  as  favoring  the  Con- 
gregationalists,  and  seeking  to  hinder  the  growth  of 
the  Episcopal  Church.  The  charaAer  of  Yale  Col- 
lege, as  imposing  upon  its  officers  and  students  the 
Saybrook  Platform,  was  attacked.  This  lack  of  liber- 
ality, as  it  was  called,  was  illustrated  by  quoting  the 
declaration  made  by  those  chosen  as  Fellows  of  the 
College,  that  they  "believed  that  the  Assembly's 
Catechism  and  the  Confession  of  Faith  received  and 
established  in  the  churches  of  this  Colony,  contained 
a  true  and  just  summary  of  the  most  important  doc- 
trines of  the  Christian  Religion,  and  that  he  would 
take  all  reasonable  measures  to  propagate  their  doc- 
trines and  to  prevent  the  contrary  doctrines  from  pre- 
vailing." These  assaults  aroused  opposition,  which 
was  not  slow  to  reply  to  the  attack  by  denials  and 
counter  charges.  The  prevailing  spirit  of  these 
replies  was  quite  as  bitter  as  the  attacks.  The  spirit 
of  the  age  was  not  kindly  nor  tolerant,  and  the  writers 
on  both  sides  seemed  to  have  dipped  their  pens  in  the 
bitterest  gall  that  could  be  found.  That  the  Church 
people  had  some  good  ground  for  complaint  is  seen 
from  the  faA  that  "  eleven  years  afterwards  (1825) 
the  State  granted   to    the    Trustees    of  the  Bishop's 


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Fund  $7,064.88  in  commutation  of  their  claim  on  the 
Phoenix  Bank  bonus."* 

These  events  had  a  very  close  and  interesting  rela- 
tion to  the  political  history  of  the  State.  It  certainly 
was  not  unnatural  that  the  Congregationalists,  who 
were  so  largely  in  the  majorit}^  should  exert  a  strong 
influence  upon  the  politics  of  the  time. 

In  1 70S  the  General  Assembly  passed  an  aft 
whereby  all  churches  approving  the  dodlrine  and 
discipline  agreed  to  by  the  Synod  at  Saybrook  should 
be  "  owned  and  acknowledged  as  established  by  law." 
This  a6l,  because  it  relaxed  somewhat  the  rigorous 
measures  by  which  uniformity  had  been  sought,  is 
known  as  the  "  A<51  of  Toleration."  But  in  1784  a 
general  revision  of  the  laws  was  made,  and  a  general 
a6l  passed,  which  expressed  the  purpose  of  "  securing 
equal  rights  and  privileges  to  Christians  of  every 
denomination  in  this  State." 

Under  this  adl  any  one  might  lodge  with  the  clerk  of 
any  ecclesiastical  society,  a  certificate  that  he  separated 
from  the  established  denomination  and  joined  himself 
to  any  other.  In  the  archives  of  some  of  our  parishes 
may  still  be  found  bundles  of  such  certificates,  and, 
as  no  legal  form  was  provided,  the  wording  of  them 
was  sufficiently  varied  to  show  that  they  were  inspired 
by  the  individual  charafter  of  the  writer.  Tradition 
tells  us  of  one  who  wrote,  "  I  hereby  certify  that  I 
renounce  the  Christian  religion  and  join  the  Episco- 
palians." In  1791,  another  aft  was  passed,  which 
made  the  members  of  all  denominations  equal  in  law. 

*  Notes  on  the  Constitution  of  Conneclicut,  by  J.  Hammond  Trumbull, 
page  33- 


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Of  this  a(?t  Judge  Swift  said  :*  "  This  is  levelliug  all 
distindlion,  and  placing  every  denomination  of  Chris- 
tians equall}'  under  the  protection  of  the  law.  Indeed, 
the  people  are  left  to  their  own  freedom,  in  the  choice 
of  their  creed  and  mode  of  worship."  Judge  Swift, 
however,  adds  to  this  remark,  this  note  :  "  I  have  ven- 
tured to  sa}-  that  all  denominations  of  Christians  are 
placed  upon  a  footing  by  law,  because  I  consider  they 
are  so  in  effect,  tho'  a  little  distinction  is  kept  up 
between  the  located  and  the  dissenting  Societies."  In 
fadt,  in  the  administration  of  the  law,  a  good  many 
"  little  distinctions  "  were  made,  and  in  practice  it  was 
found  that  the  passage  of  the  law  had  not  made  much 
difference  in  the  feelings  and  sentiment  of  the  domi- 
nant part}'. 

In  the  next  twent}'  3'ears  there  were  found  a  good 
many  opportunities  for  exciting  and  increasing  the 
spirit  of  intolerance  on  the  part  of  the  standing  order, 
and  a  spirit  of  rebellious  opposition  on  the  part  of 
"  minor  sects,"  as  thej'  were  called.  Accordingly, 
when  the  Legislati:re  refused  to  give  the  bonus  of  ten 
thousand  dollars  from  the  Phoenix  Bank  to  the 
Bishop's  Fund,  and  when  it  refused  to  give  to  the 
Episcopal  Academy  at  Cheshire  the  power  and 
privileges  of  a  college,  and  refused  to  charter  a 
new  Episcopal  College,  the  result  was  that  certain 
Clergymen  in  the  State  thought  that  the  time  had 
arrived  when  they  might  make  use  of  politics  as  a 
means  of  securing  their  objects.  As  the  Republican 
party  gave  to  them  some  assurances  of  support,  we  are 
not  surprised  that  when  in  18 16  this  part}''  sought  to 

*  "Swift's  S}'stem, "  Vol.  I,  page  144. 


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bring  about  an  alliance  between  itself  and  such  of  the 
Federalists  as  were  opposed  to  the  "  Standing  Order," 
and  gave  itself  out  as  the  champion  of  "  Toleration," 
the  Church  people  should  largely  join  it.  Of  the 
platform  of  this  party,  the  Hartford  Times  *  said  it  was 
"  one  agreed  upon  with  reference  to  the  conciliation  of 
political  parties,  the  harmonizing  of  the  different 
religious  denominations,  and  subsidence  of  the  spirit 
of  intolerance."  Doubtless  one  thing  which  con- 
tributed to  further  this  result  was  the  nomination  of 
Jonathan  Ingersoll  as  Lieutenant  Governor.  Mr. 
IngersoU  was  a  Warden  of  Trinity  Church,  New 
Haven,  and  was  the  first  Episcopalian  eledled  to  fill 
this  or  any  important  position  in  the  State. 

The  extent  of  the  revolution  in  public  sentiment  is 
evident  from  the  fa6l  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Croswell,  the 
Re6lor  of  Trinity  Chitrch,  was  asked  by  Governor 
Wolcott  to  preach  the  Eledlion  Sermon  in  the  spring 
of  1818.  This  Eledlion  Sermon  was  almost  as  much 
of  an  event  in  the  Congregational  Ecclesiastical  Year 
as  the  Commencement  of  Yale  College.  The  most 
distinguished  divines  in  the  State  held  it  an  honor  to 
be  asked  to  preach  on  this  occasion.  It  was,  there- 
fore, a  matter  of  great  importance  when  a  break  in 
the  line  was  made  b}^  asking  Dr.  Croswell  to  fulfil 
this  duty.  Dr.  Beardsley  quotes  a  letter  written  to 
Dr.  Croswell  by  Bishop  Hobart,  in  which  he  says, 
"  The  preaching  of  an  Episcopalian  Clergyman  before 
the  Legislature  of  Connedlicut  will  certainly  be  a  new 
and  interesting  event.  It  is  of  considerable  import- 
ance that,  as  a  precedent  is  now  to  be  established,  we 

*Feb.  27th,  1816. 


—Si- 
should  exhibit  fully  the  services  of  our  Church.  I 
have  no  doubt  that  you  agree  with  me  in  this,  and 
intend  performing  the  morning  service  as  if  it  were 
in  church.  It  will  certainly  be  proper  that  you 
should  introduce  appropriate  praj'ers,  and  doubtless 
none  can  be  more  suitable  than  those  drawn  up  by 
Bishop  Seabury."* 

The  Legislature  met  in  Hartford  that  Spring,  and 
the  service  was  held  in  the  Center  Church.  Morning 
prayer  was  said  in  a  shortened  form,  and  only  one 
lesson  read.  It  is  supposed  that  the  responsive  parts 
of  the  service  were  provided  for  by  a  special  arrange- 
ment among  the  Church  people. 

In  thus  tracing  the  connedlion  between  the  refusal 
of  the  Legislature  to  grant  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bishop's  Fund  the  "  Phoenix  Bank  bonus,"  and  the 
overthrow  of  the  Federal  party  and  the  relaxation  of 
the  denominational  rule,  we  have  gone  ahead  of  the 
chronological  order  of  events.  It  is  necessar}^  to  take 
note  of  events  of  importance  occurring  before  the 
time  to  which  this  matter  has  been  traced. 

To  the  early  Fathers  of  our  Church,  the  subje6l  of 
education  was  one  of  prime  importance.  At  the  Con- 
vention held  in  New  Haven  in  June,  1794,  a  Committee 
was  appointed  to  prepare  an  address  to  the  Church  in 
this  State  "pointing  out  the  importance  of  establish- 
ing an  Episcopal  Academy  and  to  provide  subscription 
papers  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  monies  to  effedl  such 
an  establishment."  This  Committee  reported  that  a 
Standing  Committee  should  be  appointed  to  carry  out 
the  plan  proposed.     At  the  next  Convention,  June, 

Chiircli  in  Connecticut,  II,  page  165. 


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1795)  ^^^  matter  was  taken  up  with  much  vigor. 
Subscription  papers  were  issued,  proposals  from  vari- 
ous towns  were  invited,  and  a  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  receive  them,  with  power  to  establish  an 
Academ}^  in  "  that  town  which  by  them  shall  be  con- 
sidered the  most  eligible."  Another  Committee  was 
appointed  to  "  form  -a  Constitution  for  the  Academy 
upon  most  liberal  and  beneficial  plan  ;  together  with 
a  code  of  laws  for  the  future  government  of  the 
Academy." 

In  1796  the  Constitution  presented  by  the  Commit- 
tee was  discussed  and  adopted.  A  Board  of  Twenty- 
one  Trustees  was  elected,  and  the  Rev.  John  Bowden 
was  unanimously  chosen  as  Principal  of  the  Acad-  ^ 
emy,  which  was  located  in  Cheshire.  This  office  he 
accepted  and  filled  for  many  years  with  very  great 
ability,  declining  the  eledlion  to  the  Episcopate  which 
was  made  when  ]Mr.  Jarvis  declined,  after  his  first 
eledlion. 

The  General  Assembly  in  Odlober,  1802,  granted 
to  certain  parties  a  license  to  raise  for  the  Academy 
by  a  lottery  the  sum  of  $15,000.  In  1804,  the  Dio- 
cesan Convention  passed  a  vote  instru6ling  "  The 
Trustees  of  the  Academy  to  call  upon  the  managers 
of  this  lottery  '•'  '■'  *  to  exhibit  Avithout  delay  an 
account  of  the  avails  of  said  lotterj',  and  to  pay  over  to 
the  Treasurer  of  said  Academy  the  several  sums  of 
money  arising  from  the  same.  Dr.  Beardsley,  in  his 
address  at  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  Academy 
says  :  "After  considerable  delay  and  perplexity  and 
no  little  loss  in  the  sale  of  tickets,  the  managers 
closed  their  drawings  and  the  net  proceeds  amounted 


—33— 

to  $12,000."*  At  the  Convention  of  1805,  a  Committee 
appointed  to  make  enquir}'-  of  the  Trustees  respecting 
the  state  of  the  Academy  reported  that  the  condi- 
tion of  the  Academy  "  is  not  flourishing,  the  num- 
ber of  students  gradually  diminishing,  the  building 
going  to  decay,  and  the  institution  itself  sinking  in 
reputation."  This  Committee  suggested  that  these 
results  had  come  in  some  measure  from  the  location 
of  the  Academy  in  the  vicinity  of  a  flourishing  Uni- 
versity, and  in  a  town  where  it  receives  little  patron- 
age or  encouragement.  It  would,  however,  seem  that 
in  part  at  least  this  condition  was  owing  to  the  fadt 
that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wm.  Smith,  who  had  succeeded 
Dr.  Bowden  as  Principal,  was  lacking  in  certain  quali- 
ties required  for  the  successful  management  of  a 
school.  This  Dr.  Smith  is  the  person  to  whom  our 
Prayer  Book  owes  the  "  Office  of  Institution  of  Alin- 
isters."  It  was  prepared  in  response  to  a  request 
from  the  Convention  of  1799  that  he  "prepare  an 
office  for  indu(?ting  and  recognizing  Clergymen  into 
vacant  Parishes."  It  was  adopted  by  Convocation  and 
a  copy  sent  to  all  the  Bishops.  Afterwards  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  of  1804,  with  a  slight  change  of 
name,  adopted  it  for  general  use. 

Dr.  Beardsley  describes  Dr.  Smith  as  "  a  man  who 
possessed  singular  versatility  of  talents,  and  who  was 
both  a  theologian  and  a  scholar,  a  composer  of  Church 
music  and  a  constructor  of  Church  organs."  But 
apparently  he  could  not  keep  a  school,  and  the  decline 
of  the  Academy  ma}'  have  been  owing  to  his  unfit- 
ness for  the  place. 

*  Beardsley's  Addresses  and  Discourses,  page  i8. 


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The  period  of  Bishop  Jarvis's  Episcopate  was  full  of 
stirring  events  ;  some  of  these,  having  reference  to  the 
growth  and  prosperity  of  the  Church,  were  encourag- 
ing even  though  they  involved  anxiety  and  much  hard 
work.  There  was  one  event  which,  however  exciting 
it  may  have  been,  sorely  vexed  Bishop  Jarvis's  soul, 
and  certainly  was  the  cause  of  much  trouble  and 
anxiety  to  the  Clergy  of  that  day.  I  refer  to  the 
course  of  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers.  Mr.  Rogers 
claimed  to  be  descended  in  direct  line  from  John 
Rogers,  who  was  burned  at  the  stake  at  Smithfield  in 
the  year  1554.  The  picfture  of  the  martyrdom  of 
this  ancestor  of  his  is  familiar  to  all  whose  early  edu- 
cation began  with  the  New  England  Primer.  And 
although  Ammi  Rogers  was  not  burned  at  the  stake, 
there  can  be  little  doubt  that  he  looked  upon  the 
persecutions  to  which  he  was  subjeAed  as  sufficiently 
bitter  to  entitle  him  to  quite  as  bright  a  crown  as  that 
which,  according  to  New  England  Saint  lore,  adorns 
the  brow  of  his  remote  ancestor.  In  his  later  years 
he  published  an  autobiographical  sketch  of  his  life  and 
ministry.  In  his  address  to  the  Reader,  he  ascribes 
the  persecutions  which  befell  him  to  his  active  efforts 
to  break  up  the  union  between  Church  and  State, 
which  existed  in  Conne6licut.  "  But,"  he  says,  "  I 
still  survive,  and  amidst  the  heavy  artillery  of  a 
departed  Bishop  and  the  artful  machinations  and 
cruel  batteries  of  a  Connecticut  State's  Attorney,  I 
have  been  sustained  by  a  consciousness  of  my  inno- 
cence, and  by  the  blessing  of  that  merciful  Being  who 
*  tempers  the  wind  to  the  shorn  lamb.'  "  Mr.  Rogers 
was  born  in  Branford  in  the  year  1770.     After  leaving 


—35— 

Yale  College  in  1 790,  lie  went  to  Middletown  to  study 
for  the  ministry  under  the  instrudlion  of  Mr.  Jarvis, 
the  then  Rector  of  the  parish.  He  thought  that  Dr. 
Jarvis  negledled  him  and  very  soon  he  left.  In  1792, 
he  was  examined  for  Orders  b}^  Bishop  Provoost  of 
New  York,  and  the  Standing  Committee  of  that 
State  recommended  him  for  ordination.  One  of  the 
Committee,  however,  withdrew  his  recommendation 
because  he  had  heard  that  Mr.  Rogers  had  been 
refused  ordination  in  Connedlicut.  Whereupon  Mr. 
Rogers  went  to  Newtown,  where  the  Secretary  of  the 
Convention  then  lived.  Not  finding  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Perr}^  at  home,  a  j\Ir.  Davis  was  persuaded  to  give  to 
Mr.  Rogers  a  certificate  signed  with  Mr.  Perrj^'s  name 
that  the  Convention  Records  did  not  show  any  such 
refusal.  Carrying  this  to  New  York,  he  was  made  a 
Deacon  in  Trinity  Church  in  1792  and  ordained  Priest 
in  1794.  In  1801,  he  lost  his  wife,  and  having 
received  a  call  to  the  parishes  of  Branford,  East 
Haven  and  Northford,  he  returned  to  Connedlicut. 
There  were  no  Canons  then  in  regard  to  the  dismissal 
of  clergj^men  from  one  Diocese  to  another,  such  as 
we  now  have.  But  the  records  of  Convocation,  held  in 
November,  1801,  show  that  the  following  vote  was 
passed :  "  Resolved,  that  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers  pro- 
duce testimonials  from  the  Brethren  in  the  State  of 
New  York,  previous  to  his  taking  a  seat  in  the  Con- 
vention." The  testimonials  presented  by  Mr.  Rogers 
were  not  satisfactory  and  after  various  attempts  on 
Mr.  Rogers's  part  to  secure  a  recognition,  which 
attempts  were  not  conducted  at  all  in  a  conciliatory 
spirit,  the  Convocation  thought  that  the  time  had  come 


-3^ 

to  make  an  end  of  the  matter.  At  a  meeting  iield  in 
Litchfield  in  June,  1804,  it  was  "  on  motion  itnani- 
mously  resolved  that  the  Bishop  be  requested  to  sus- 
pend the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers  from  the  iise  of  the 
churches  of  this  Diocese."  This  was  done  b}'  letter, 
dated  June  11,  1804,  addressed  to  the  Clergy  of  the 
Diocese,  directing  them  to  forbid  Mr.  Rogers  to  offi- 
ciate in  their  churches,"  on  the  ground  that  Mr. 
Rogers  had  "  condu(5led  himself  in  such  a  way  as  is 
contrary  to  the  rules  of  the  Church  and  disgraceful 
to  his  office."  But  Mr.  Rogers's  resources  were  not 
exhausted,  and  he  appealed  to  the  General  Conven- 
tion assembled  in  the  City  of  New  York.  The  jour- 
nal of  the  General  Convention  of  1804  shows  that 
Mr.  Rogers  had  full  opportunitj^  to  present  his  case 
in  person  and  by  written  statements.  The  Connedli- 
cut  delegates  were  also  heard  in  the  matter.  The 
Bishops,  in  a  meeting  at  which  Bishop  Jarvis  was  not 
present,  came  to  the  following  determination  :  "After 
full  enquiries  and  full  examination  of  all  the  evidence 
that  could  be  procured,  it  appears  to  this  House  that 
the  said  Ammi  Rogers  had  produced  to  the  Standing 
Committee  of  New  York  (upon  the  strength  of  which 
he  obtained  Holy  Orders)  a  certificate  signed  with  the 
name  of  the  Rev.  Philo  Perr}^,  which  certificate  was 
not  written  nor  signed  by  him.  That  the  condudl  of 
the  said  Ammi  Rogers  in  the  State  of  Connedlicut 
during  his  residence  in  that  State,  since  he  left  New 
York,  has  been  insulting,  refradlory  and  schismatical 
in  the  highest  degree,  and  were  it  tolerated  would 
prove  subversive  of  all  order  and  discipline  in  the 
Church.     And  that  the  statement  which  he  made  in 


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justification  of  his  conduA  was  a  mere  tissue  of  equiv- 
ocation and  evasion,  and  of  course   served  rather  to 
defeat  than  to  establish  his  purpose.     Therefore,  this 
House  do  approve  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Church 
in  Connecfticut  in  reproving  the  said  Animi  Rogers 
and  prohibiting  him    from   the    performance  of  any- 
ministerial  duties  within  that  Diocese,  and  moreover 
are  of  the  opinion  that  he  deserves  a  severe  ecclesias- 
tical censure,  that  of  degradation  from  the  ministry." 
The    Convocation   of  Clergy  next  met  at  Cheshire, 
Odlober  3d,  1804.     The  subjed  of  Mr.  Rogers's  return 
to  the  Diocese  was  considered  again.     On  its  minutes 
appears  this   record,  "  Bishop  Jarvds  presented  a  sen- 
tence of  degradation  against  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers 
which  was  unanimously   approved,   and  ordered  the 
same  to  be  published  in  due  form."     Nevertheless, 
the  parish  of  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford,  where  he 
had  been  ofi&ciatiug  for  some  months,  voted  to  make 
him  Rector,  "  any  order,  determination  or  decree  of 
the  Bishop  and  Clergy  of  this  or  any  other  State,  to 
the    contrary,    notwithstanding."      In  the    following 
October,    that    is    in    1S05,   the    Convocation   met  in 
Stamford,   and  an  effort  was  made  to  convince  Mr. 
Rogers's  supporters  that  their  course  was  unreason- 
able.    An  invitation  was  extended  to  them  to  enter 
into  conference  with  the  Convocation,  but  they  refused 
it.     They  also  refused  to  deliver  up  the  keys  of  the 
church,    so    that    the    meeting    of    the    Convocation 
might  be  held  there.     They  said  that  the  keys  were 
in  control  of  the  ReAor.     Upon  hearing  this.  Bishop 
Jarvis  addressed  a  letter   to    Mr.  Rogers,    in    which 
he  says,  "  x\s  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Conuefticut, 


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I  now  diredl  you  to  deliver  me  the  keys  of  said 
church."  The  Convocation  Records  do  not  contain 
Mr.  Rogers's  reply,  but  he  himself  says,  "  I  returned 
an  answer  that  I  knew  no  such  man  in  Stamford  as 
Mr.  Ammi  Rogers ;  that  if  he  wanted  the  keys  he 
must  apply  to  the  proper  ofi&cer,  with  the  title  of  his 
ofl&ce."  A  further  communication  was  addressed  to 
the  Convocation,  accompanied  by  a  vote  passed  by  the 
parish,  in  which  was  a  declaration  that  the  parish 
"  was  not  under  the  dire6lion  nor  amenable  to  the 
authorit}^  of  any  Bishop."  After  such  a  declaration 
and  in  view  of  the  trouble  and  anxiet}^  which  this 
adlion  caused,  we  are  not  surprised  that  at  the  Annual 
Convention  of  1809,  it  was  ''  Resolved  that  in  future 
no  Church  in  this  Diocese  shall  be  permitted  to  have 
a  lay  representative  in  any  Convention  of  this  Church 
who  (sic)  shall  employ  2A\y  person  (to  officiate  among 
them)  Avho  has  been  suspended  or  degraded  from  his 
clerical  office."  And  we  note  with  interest  that  no 
delegates  from  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford,  are 
reported  at  any  Convention  until  181 3. 

Bishop  Jarvis  died  in  New  Haven  on  the  3d  of 
May,  1813.  The  Diocesan  Convention,  which  met  in 
the  following  June,  took  no  steps  in  the  matter  of 
eledling  his  successor.  Several  Conventions  were 
held,  and  an  effort  made  to  increase  the  fund  for  the 
Bishops'  support,  but  no  eledlion  was  made  until 
181 5.  At  the  Convention  of  that  year,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Croes,  of  New  Jersey  was  elected.  He,  however, 
declined  to  accept,  and  soon  after  was  elected  Bishop 
of  New  Jersey.  The  next  year,  18 16,  it  was  deter- 
mined to  ask  Dr.  Hobart,  the  Bishop  of  New  York, 


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to  take  the  Diocese  under  his  episcopal  supervision. 
This  request  he  acceded  to,  and  soon  after  came  into 
the  Diocese  and  made  an  extended  visitation,  in 
which,  in  three  weeks,  he  confirmed  eleven  hundred 
and  fifty-eight  persons.  Dr.  Beardsley  saj^s,  "  The 
interest  attending  the  progress  of  the  Bishop  was 
surprising.  He  won  the  admiration  of  all  by  the 
charms  of  his  eloquence,  and  Churchmen,  not  content 
with  a  single  service,  followed  him  to  the  adjacent 
towns  and  seemed  never  satisfied  with  listening  to 
the  tones  of  his  voice." 

But  Bishop  Hobart,  too,  had  his  trials.  Ammi 
Rogers,  after  leaving  Stamford,  resided  in  the  eastern 
part  of  the  State,  and  in  spite  of  the  sentence  of 
degradation  continued  to  exercise  his  office  in  a  num- 
ber of  parishes  which  put  themselves  under  his  care. 
He  v\'as  anxious  that  Bishop  Hobart  should  \'isit 
these  parishes.  In  his  behalf,  the  Re6lors  of  the 
parishes  of  Norwich  and  New  Loudon,  one  of  whom 
had  always  stood  bj^  IMr.  Rogers,  wrote  to  Bishop 
Hobart,  asking  that  such  a  visitation  be  made.  The 
Bishop  requested  the  Rev.  Mr.  Blakeslee,  of  New 
London  to  visit  these  parishes  and  prepare  them  for  a 
visitation.  When  the  Bishop  reached  this  part  of  the 
State,  on  the  daj'  before  he  was  to  visit  Hebron,  he  was 
met  by  the  Wardens  of  the  parish  at  Hebron  and  Air. 
Rogers.  With  Mr.  Rogers  the  Bishop  would  hold 
no  conference,  but  the  Wardens  signed  a  certificate 
to  the  effedl  that  the  Bishop's  visit  would  not  be  con- 
sidered as  a  recognition  of  Air.  Rogers.  This,  Bishop 
Hobart  evideutl}-  supposed,  would  include  the  under- 
standing that  he  would  not  be  called  upon  to  meet 


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Mr.  Rogers  so  as  to  have  any  ofl&cial  or  social  inter- 
course with  him.  But  when  he  came  to  the  church 
the  next  day,  says  Mr.  Rogers  in  his  pamphlet, 
"  while  he  was  fastening  his  horse  and  carriage,  I 
went  out  and  welcomed  him  to  the  church  in  Hebron. 
He  made  no  reply,  but  said  to  one  of  the  Wardens 
who  was  present,  '  Mt.  Rogers  must  withdraw.'  He 
replied,  '  And  not  attend  the  church  ?'  The  Bishop 
said  '  Yes,'  and  instantly  mounted  his  carriage, 
apparently  in  anger,  and  rode  off  without  consulting 
the  other  Warden  or  the  Vestry,  without  any  apology, 
without  going  to  the  church,  without  even  speaking 
to  the  people." 

During  Bishop  Hobart's  provisional  charge  of  the 
Diocese,  which  extended  over  three  years,  the  con- 
firmations as  reported  by  him  were  3057.  Bishop 
Jarvis's  reports  show  that  in  the  fifteen  years  of  his 
Episcopate  there  were  3,068  confirmed,  only  eleven 
more  than  the  number  confirmed  by  Bishop  Hobart. 

There  was  much  discussion  on  the  subjedl  of  Bishop 
Jarvis's  successor.  There  were  strong  men  in  the 
Diocese,  who  would  have  filled  the  office  with  marked 
ability,  but,  as  Dr.  Beardsley  says,  "  The  old  were 
too  old  for  the  cares  and  trials  of  the  office,  and  the 
young  were  too  young  and  lacked  the  needed  expe- 
rience.'"'' Doubtless  there  were  local  jealousies  too, 
which  exerted  an  influence.  The  Rev.  Bethel  Jvidd, 
Redlor  of  St.  James's  Church,  New  London,  was  the 
favorite  candidate  in  New  Haven  County,  and  influ- 
ential Laymen  openly  declared  their  purpose  to  urge 
his  eledlion  if  the  Convention  was  determined  to  have 

*  Beardsley's  Church  in  Connecticut,  II,  page  182. 


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a  Conneclicut  man.  As  the  result  of  all  the  discus- 
sion and  feeling,  it  was  thought  that  a  candidate  from 
outside  would  be  more  likel}^  to  unite  all  interests. 

At  the  Convention  held  in  New  Haven,  June  2,  1819, 
an  eledliou  was  held.  The  record  reads,  "  The  votes 
being  taken  and  counted,  it  appeared  that  the  Rev. 
Thomas  C.  Brownell,  Assistant  Minister  of  Trinity 
Church,  New  York,  was  duly  and  unanimously 
elecfted  Bishop  of  this  Diocese."  The  House  of  Lay 
Deputies  unanimously  approved  the  choice  made  b}^ 
the  Clergy.  The  Committee  which  was  appointed  to 
confer  with  the  Bishop-eledl  and  arrange  as  to  his 
salary,  agreed  to  make  this  $1,500  per  annum.  He 
accepted  the  election,  and  just  seventy-eight  years  ago 
to-day,  October  27th,  1819,  was  consecrated  in  this 
church  to  the  office,  which  he  was  to  administer  for 
so  many  years.  He  was  forty  years  old  at  the  time, 
but  he  had  been  in  Holy  Orders  only  three  years,  for 
it  was  in  1816  that  he  was  made  Deacon  by  Bishop 
Hobart.  He  had  been  educated  at  Brown  Universit}^, 
where  he  spent  two  years,  and  at  Union  College, 
where  he  was  graduated  iu  1804.  The  next  year  he 
was  appointed  by  his  Alma  Mater  tutor  in  the  Latin 
and  Greek  languages.  Two  j^ears  after  he  was 
eleAed  Professor  of  Moral  Philosophy,  and  then,  two 
years  after  this,  he  was  asked  to  take  the  position  of 
Professor  of  Chemistrj'  and  Mineralogy,  and  leave 
was  given  to  him  to  spend  a  year  in  Europe.  With 
such  a  training,  it  was  natural  that  Bishop  Brownell 
should  be  interested  iu  securing  opportunities  for 
candidates  for  Orders,  to  receive  a  thorough  prepara- 
tion for  their  work,  and  when  the  General  Seminary 


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which,  in  1820  was  located  by  the  General  Convention 
in  New  Haven,  was  removed  to  New  York  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1822,  he  turned  his  attention  to  a  subjedl 
which  at  various  times  in  past  years  had  been 
agitated,  viz :  the  establishment  of  a  college  in 
Conne6licut  under  the  management  of  the  Church. 
Various  unsuccessful  attempts  had  been  made  to 
obtain  a  college  charter  for  the  Episcopal  Academy. 
In  1823  ^^  appeal  was  made  to  the  Legislature  to 
grant  a  charter  for  a  college.  This  appeal  was  so 
strenuously  urged  and  supported  by  men  of  such 
influence,  headed  by  Bishop  Brownell,  that  it  could 
not  be  resisted,  and  on  the  nth  of  May,  1823,  a 
charter  was  granted.  Bishop  Brownell  in  his  annual 
address,  referring  to  this  event,  speaks  of  the  great 
value  which  will  be  found  in  educating  the  young 
men  in  a  Church  college.  He  said,  "  Without  set- 
ting up,  therefore,  for  exclusive  orthodoxy,  we  may 
surely  be  allowed  to  take  all  those  measures  for  the 
education  of  our  children  in  our  own  faith,  which  are 
adopted  by  other  religious  denominations,  and  in 
relation  to  which  the}'-  can  have  no  cause  of  com- 
plaint." The  charter  under  which  the  college  was 
organized  by  the  name  of  "  Washington  College " 
was  a  very  liberal  one.  Nevertheless  the  granting  of 
the  charter  and  the  establishment  of  the  college 
made  a  great  excitement.  An  anonymous  pamphlet 
entitled,  "  Considerations  suggested  by  the  Establish- 
ment of  a  second  College  in  Connedlicut,"  was  printed 
and  circulated  throughout  the  State.  This  pamphlet 
was  a  bitter  attack  upon  the  proposal.  It  argued 
that  while  the  alleged  reason  for  the  establishment  of 


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a  new  college  was  that  the  interests  of  literature 
would  be  advanced,  the  real  reason  was  "  to  give 
influence  and  patronage  to  a  particular  sedl  of  Chris- 
tians." The  writer  declared  that  he  had  "  no  hos- 
tility to  that  respedlable  denomination  who  con- 
trol Washington  College,"  but  he  held  it  "  to  be  a 
dangerous,  a  most  dangerous  principle  to  create  a 
literary  institution  for  the  convenience  or  aggrandize- 
ment of  any  religious  se6l."  He  argued  against  the 
need  of  a  denominational  college  to  protedl  the  youth 
of  that  denomination,  and  speaking  of  the  conversion 
of  Church  youths,  through  the  influence  of  college 
surroundings,  saj'-s,  "  We  do  not  believe  that  such  an 
event  has  occurred  during  the  residence  of  a  3'oung 
man  at  Yale  for  the  last  twent}^  years.  Diredlly 
the  reverse  is  the  fact.  Several  young  men  of  other 
denominations  had  become  Kpiscopalians  at  or  very 
near  the  time  of  their  connexion  with  that  college  " 
(meaning  Yale  College).  This  pamphlet  was  met 
with  a  reply,  supposed  to  have  been  written  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  afterwards  President  of  the 
college.  It  was  rather  sarcastic  in  its  style,  and 
though  a  complete  answer  to  the  first  essay,  was  not 
perhaps  calculated  to  allay  excitement.  It  was  called 
"  Remarks  on  Washington  College,  and  on  the  Con- 
siderations suggested  by  its  Establishment."  The 
writer  of  the  first  pamphlet,  of  course,  replied  to  this, 
accusing  its  author  of  dodging  the  main  questions 
and  appealing  to  prejudices.  However,  the  storm 
blew  over,  and  the  college  was  a  success.  In  1845, 
the  General  Assembly,  on  a  memorial  from  the 
Trustees    alleging    that    there    were    other   colleges 


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named  after  General  Washington,  changed  its  name 
to  Trinity  College.  All  honor  to  the  men  who,  for- 
seeiug  the  advantages  to  be  derived  from  such  an 
institution,  faced  the  difficulties  and  trials  of  its 
establishment,  and  gave  to  the  Church  an  institution 
from  which  so  many  good  influences  have  flowed, 
which  has  done  so  much  in  molding  and  training  the 
minds  of  the  Clergy  and  the  Laity,  and  fitted  them  so 
well  for  the  work  which  they  have  done  for  the 
Church,  an  institution  fitly  presided  over  so  long  and 
so  faithfully  by  Bishop  Brownell  and  his  successor. 
Bishop  Williams. 

There  is  one  more  subjedl  which  demands  our 
attention.  I  mean  the  Missionary  work  done  by  the 
Diocese  in  this  century  under  consideration.  The 
extension  of  the  Church  was  a  matter  in  which  our 
Fathers  were  deeply  interested,  and  for  which  they 
labored  earnestly,  at  first  by  individual  effort,  and 
afterwards  by  diocesan  organization. 

After  Bishop  Jarvis's  death,  but  before  the  election 
of  his  successor,  an  effort  was  made  to  organize  a 
Diocesan  Missionary  Society.  The  Convention  of 
1813  appointed  a  committee  to  report  the  next  year  a 
plan  for  such  a  Society.  The  next  Convention  dis- 
charged this  committee  and  appointed  still  another 
committee,  and  at  the  Convention  of  181 7,  a  Society 
was  formed,  called  "  The  Protestant  Episcopal  Society 
for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge."  Its 
objecft  was  the  employment  of  missionaries  and  "  the 
gratuitous  distribution  of  the  Bible,  the  Book  of  Com- 
mon Prayer  and  religious  tracts."  When  the  Society 
made  its  report  the  next  year,  it  was  found  that  nearly 


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a  thousand  dollars  had  been  raised,  that  the  Rev. 
Bethel  Judd  had  been  employed  for  two  months,  and 
the  Rev.  Dr.  O.  P.  Holcomb  for  over  three  in  distinc- 
tively missionar}'  work,  visiting  unoccupied  fields  and 
feeble  parishes.  From  this  time  forward  the  reports 
of  the  Society  form  a  prominent  part  of  the  doings  of 
the  Convention. 

But  at  this  time  Connecticut  was  working  for 
the  enlargement  of  the  Church,  not  alone  in  her 
own  borders,  but  elsewhere.  There  has  latel}^  come 
to  light  in  Ohio  an  account  of  the  work  which  the 
Rev.  Roger  Searle,  for  ten  years  Rector  of  St.  Peter's 
Church,  Ph'mouth,  did  in  the  earlj^  history  of  that 
Diocese.  A  large  proportion  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Ohio  were  from  Connecticut ;  especially  is  this  true  of 
that  part  known  as  the  "  Western  Reserv^e."  Early 
in  the  year  1817,  Mr.  Searle,  in  consideration  of  his 
extensive  acquaintance  with  the  New  England  emi- 
grants to  Ohio,  and  of  his  well-known  qualifications 
for  such  an  enterprise,  was  selected  and  solicited  by 
his  clerical  brethren  to  go  as  a  Missionar}^  and  gather 
and  organize  into  parishes  the  dispersed  members  of 
the  Church.  The  narrative  states  that,  "  Mr.  Searle 
left  his  family  and  parish  in  Connecticut,  and  pro- 
ceeded on  his  way  to  Ohio  with  letters  of  credence 
and  recommendations  from  the  aforementioned  Bish- 
ops and  from  many  other  respedlable  members  of  the 
Church,  both  Clerg}^  and  Laity.  After  a  cold  and 
tedious  journey  in  which  he  suffered  much,  he  reached 
the  borders  of  Ohio  on  the  morning  of  February 
17th,  18 1 7.  As  he  approached  the  dividing  line  be- 
tween Pennsylvania  and  Ohio,  he  desired  INIr.  Talbot, 


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who  was  his  companion  from  Springfield,  Pennsylva- 
nia, to  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  to  stop  his  sleigh  on  the  line. 
The  request  being  complied  with,  Mr.  Searle  kneeled 
down  in  the  snow,  and  in  the  hearing  of  Talbot  only, 
put  up  a  fervent  prayer  to  Almighty  God  for  the 
blessing  of  His  aid  upon  the  contemplated  researches 
and  labors  in  the  wide  field  which  he  was  now  enter- 
ing, the  greater  part  of  which  had  been  untrodden  by 
the  feet  of  any  Clergyman  of  the  Church.  The 
prayer  ended,  Mr.  Searle  resumed  his  seat  by  the  side 
of  Talbot  and  drove  on  to  Ashtabula,  where  they  ar- 
rived at  one  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of  Quinqua- 
gesima  Sunday,  February  19th,  1817.  Here  with 
great  joy  he  was  welcomed  by  several  families  who 
had  been  his  parishioners  in  Connecticut,  and  who 
had  been  since  18 13  in  the  practice  of  assembling  on 
Sundays  for  public  worship  conducted  by  a  lay  reader, 
according  to  the  liturgy  of  the  Church,  accompanied 
by  the  reading  of  approved  sermons."  Afterwards 
Mr.  Searle  gathered  the  scattered  Church  people  in 
several  places  in  the  Western  Reserve,  and  the  next 
year,  together  with  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  who  at 
one  time  had  been  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford, organized  the  preliminary  Convention  of  the 
Diocese,  of  which  subsequently  Mr.  Chase  became 
the  first  Bishop. 

The  Convention  addresses  of  Bishop  Brownell  show 
that  he  had  a  watchful  eye  for  the  interests  of  all 
parts  of  the  Diocese,  and  that  he  was  hopeful 
for  its  future.  At  the  Convention  of  182 1,  he  said, 
"  It  is  my  full  conviction  that  if  there  exists  in 
any  part  of  our  country  a   body  of  Clergy  who  by 


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their  labors  and  privations,  their  industry  and  fidelity, 
approach  to  the  model  of  the  primitive  ages  of  the 
Church,  such  men  are  to  be  found  among  the  Episco- 
pal Clergy  of  Connecticut.  To  ensure  the  continued 
prosperity  and  advancement  of  the  Church,  nothing 
is  wanting,  with  the  blessing  of  Heaven,  but  the  con- 
tinued zeal  and  perseverance  of  her  friends."  To  this 
prosperity  he,  by  his  enthusiastic  labor  and  watchful 
oversight,  greatly  added.  There  is  no  cause  for  won- 
der that  when  the  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  wanted  a  Bishop  to  make  a  missionary  tour 
through  our  Southwestern  States,  Connecticut  should 
have  been  called  upon  to  relinquish  for  a  time  the 
services  and  guidance  of  its  Diocesan  head.  In  the 
report  which  the  Missionary  Society  made  to  the 
General  Convention  of  1829,  it  was  suggested  that 
such  a  tour  be  made,  and  the  Standing  Committee  of 
the  Convention,  in  the  course  of  its  report  upon  the 
Missionary  Society,  says  :  "  It  is  with  the  most  lively 
satisfaction  that  your  Committee  have  heard  that  a 
proposition  is  now  before  the  Board  of  Directors  to 
invite  one  of  our  Prelates  to  visit  the  valley  of  the 
Mississippi." 

Bishop  Brownell  started  on  this  missionary  journey 
on  the  fifth  of  November,  1829,  a  journey,  which  if  it 
involved  fewer  perils  and  difficulties  than  did  St. 
Paul's  missionary  journey,  was  certainly  one  in 
which  a  greater  distance  was  travelled,  and  if  it  was 
a  shorter  one  than  some  of  our  modern  missionary 
Bishops  make,  it  certainly  consumed  a  longer  time 
than  is  required  for  similar  distances  to-day,  and  cer- 
tainly could  not  have  been  made  with  as  much  ease 


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and  comfort.  In  the  address  which  Bishop  Brownell 
made  to  the  Convention  in  1830,  he  says,  "  At  the 
request  of  the  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary- 
Society,  I  have  made  an  extensive  tour  through  those 
Western  and  Southern  States  of  the  Union,  which 
are  not  under  the  jurisdicftion  of  any  Bishop  of  our 
Church,  for  the  purpose  of  performing  such  Episco- 
pal offices  as  might  be  desired,  to  visit  the  Mission- 
ary Stations  established  by  the  Society,  and  to  take  a 
general  sui"vey  of  the  country  for  the  purpose  of 
designating  such  other  Missionary  Stations  as  might 
be  usefull}'  established.  ''-  *  *  Something  more 
than  one-third  of  the  past  year  has  been  devoted  to 
this  visitation,  during  which  time  I  have  travelled 
nearly  six  thousand  miles." 

In  the  winter  of  1834,  Bishop  Brownell  made 
another  journe}^  to  New  Orleans,  this  time  partly  on 
account  of  the  health  of  his  wife,  but  at  the  urgent 
request  of  the  Churchmen  of  New  Orleans.  He  said 
in  his  Convention  address  for  1835  that  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  was  spent  in  New  Orleans,  where  he 
"  colledled  the  scattered  Churchmen,  encouraged  them 
in  their  purpose  to  build  a  new  church  and  eledl  a 
permanent  Rector."  The  Diocese  of  Alabama  had 
been  placed  under  his  provisional  charge  some  years 
before,  and  he  says,  ''  I  availed  myself  of  my  con- 
tiguity to  visit  such  of  the  parishes  of  that  Diocese 
as  were  accessible.  I  attended  the  Annual  Conven- 
tion of  the  Diocese  in  the  City  of  Tuscaloosa.  In 
the  month  of  February  I  visited  the  Diocese  of  Mis- 
sissippi, and  attended  the  Annual  Convention  of  that 
Diocese  at  Natchez."     He   was   also  present  at  the 


—49— 

Convention  of  Delegates  from  the  three  Southwestern 
States,  when  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hawkes  was  eleAed  to  the 
office  of  Bishop  of  those  States.  He  says,  "  The  non- 
acceptance  of  the  Bishop-eledl,  together  with  some 
other  untoward  events,  has  indeed  spread  a  dark  cloud 
over  the  dawning  prospers  of  the  Church  in  this 
interesting  portion  of  our  country." 

Two  years  later,  Bishop  Brownell  made  a  third  visit 
to  New  Orleans.  He  was  absent  from  the  Diocese  for 
five  months,  but  he  gives  no  particular  account  of  his 
doings. 

About  this  time  began  what  was  known  as  the 
"  Oxford  Movement,"  and  the  rise  of  that  party  spirit 
which  accompanied  it.  Before  party  lines  had  been 
drawn  in  this  countrj^.  Bishop  Brownell,  in  his  address 
to  the  Convention  in  1840,  referred  to  this  movement 
and  said,  "  I  have  no  belief  that  these  writings  will 
produce  such  effedls  either  for  good  or  for  evil  as  are 
apprehended  by  those  who  are  engaged  in  this  con- 
troversy." Notwithstanding  his  hope  that  there 
would  be  no  great  excitement  in  this  country,  his 
hope,  as  we  know,  was  not  fulfilled.  Perhaps  party 
spirit  was  found  less  in  Connec^licut  than  almost  any- 
where else.  Both  Clerg}'  and  Laitj'^  were  well  in- 
formed in  the  matter  of  Church  history  and  Church 
principles.  They  were  not  easil}^  disturbed  by  novel- 
ties, and  they  were  not  afraid  of  the  ancient  Catholic 
doctrines.  They  held  a  steady,  conservative  course, 
which  made  "  Connedlicut  Churchmanship  "  synony- 
mous with  fidelit}'  to  the  Catholic  Creeds  as  to  doc- 
trine and  a  ready  acceptance  of  primitive  practice. 
The  danger   which  Bishop    Brownell    foresaw    came 


— 50— 

from  another  quarter.  It  seemed  to  him  that  a  loose 
hold  upon  the  truth,  the  result  of  individualism, 
would  cause  more  harm  than  was  likely  to  come  from 
the  "  Oxford  Movement."  Accordingly,  at  the  Con- 
vention of  1843,  he  addressed  a  charge  to  the  Clergy, 
his  fourth,  and  as  it  proved,  his  last  charge.  It  was 
entitled,  "  Errors  of  the  Times,"  and,  as  this  title 
suggests,  was  largely  occupied  in  considering  some  of 
the  errors  which,  as  he  thought,  threatened  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lived.  The  latter  part  of  the 
charge  was  taken  up  with  the  controversies  which 
had  just  then  begun  to  rage,  aud  which  lasted  so  many 
years,  about  "  Baptismal  Regeneration."  This  con- 
troversy was,  in  his  opinion,  for  the  most  part  a  dis- 
pute about  words,  which  would  have  been  avoided 
had  the  parties  agreed  to  define  the  terms  used.  He 
objedled  to  the  meaning  which  modern  theology  had 
put  upon  the  word  "  Regeneration,"  and  its  utter 
unbelief  in  the  sacramental  efl&cacy  of  Baptism. 
He  spoke  strongly  against  the  idea,  less  prevalent 
now  than  then,  that  "  the  pious  nurture  of  chil- 
dren, whether  baptized  or  not  (so  far  at  least  as 
their  religious  state  is  concerned)  is  considered  of 
no  avail,  until  sometime  during  life  they  shall  be- 
come subjects  of  the  "  New  birth,"  converted  by  a 
sudden  "  change  of  heart,"  of  which  they  have  a 
distinc^t  consciousness,  aud  in  which  they  are  entirely 
passive." 

Naturally  this  charge  provoked  much  discussion, 
and  it  furnished  the  theme  for  many  an  article  in  the 
religious  press,  and  for  many  a  sermon  from  the  pul- 


pit.  Probably  he  expected  this,  for  in  his  charge  he 
was  careful  to  say  that  his  plainness  of  speech  was 
not  the  result  of  uncharitableness,  and  that  it  had 
been  his  desire  to  express  himself  with  proper  Chris- 
tian courtes3^ 

About  this  time  Bishop  Brownell  suflfered  with  a 
trouble  from  his  eyes,  which  threatened  to  end  in 
blindness.  This  led  him  to  agitate  the  subjedl  of  an 
Assistant.  In  his  address  to  the  Convention  of  1845, 
he  spoke  of  this  matter,  but  referred  the  consideration 
of  it  to  the  Convention.  This  part  of  his  address  was 
referred  to  a  Committee.  The  members  of  the  Com- 
mittee conferred  with  the  Bishop,  and  they  reported  that 
"  in  consideration  of  his  present  improved  health  and 
of  the  want  of  means  for  the  support  of  an  Assistant 
Bishop,  it  would  not  be  expedient  at  this  time  to  pro- 
ceed to  the  eledlion  of  such  Assistant."  Accordingly 
the  matter  was  postponed  until  a  time  which  lies 
beyond  mj'-  province  to  consider.  I  have  now  reached 
the  end  of  that  period.  Many  matters  of  great  inter- 
est have  been  passed  b3\  Man}-  noble  men  and  their 
work  for  the  Church,  though  deserving  great  praise, 
have  been  unnamed.  The  progress  of  the  Church 
from  the  Convention  of  1797,  of  sixteen  Clergy^men 
and  twenty-five  Laymen,  at  which  Dr.  Jarvis  was  con- 
secrated, to  the  convention  of  1847  with  seventy-five 
Clerg}^men  and  sixty-nine  Laymen,  has  hardly  been 
suggested. 

There  is,  however,  time  for  nothing  more.  I 
trust  that  what  has  been  said  may  impress  upon 
3^ou    the    thought    that    has    so  often    been    in    my 


—52— 

mind,  that  since  the  prosperity  which  we  enjoy 
has  been  secured  for  us  by  the  earnest  and  faithful 
labors  of  these  men,  it  is  our  duty  to  others,  to 
show  our  appreciation  of  their  merits  by  imitating 
their  good  example. 


A  Century  of  Church   Life  in 
Connecticut 


II.     1851-1897 


BY 


The  Rev.  SAMUEL  HART,  D.D. 

T(egistrar  of  the  Diocese 


ADDRESS 


"  I  beg  that  no  oue  will  compare  tnj^  annals  with 
the  writings  of  those  who  have  recorded  the  more 
ancient  history  of  our  people."  So  wrote  a  great 
historian  of  old,  despairing  of  being  able  to  give  to 
the  events  of  his  own  day,  or  those  which  immediately 
preceded  them,  the  interest  which  attached  to  the 
conflidls  and  excitements  and  victories  of  the  earlier 
times.  "  N'obis  in  arto  et  inglortus  labors*  It  was 
not  that  Tacitus  failed  to  recognize  the  importance  of 
what  had  passed  in  Rome  within  the  last  century,  a 
time  which  was  in  fa<5l  most  fruitful  in  its  issues  and 
in  its  influence  upon  the  history  of  the  world,  though 
even  he  could  not  see  it  in  its  true  perspedlive ;  but 
he  felt  that  what  he  had  undertaken  was  a  task  within 
narrow  lines  and  one  which  lacked  the  splendor  of 
antiquit}'.  So  I,  though  far  enough  from  venturing 
to  compare  myself  with  the  great  man  whose  depre- 
cating words  I  have  quoted,  may  well  crave  your 
indulgence  while  I  undertake  to  trace  before  your 
minds  the  leading  events  in  the  histor}^  of  this  Dio- 
cese during  the  past  half  centur}',  or,  to  speak  more 
accuratel}',  during  the  past  six  and  fort}^  years.     I 

*  Tacitus,  Annals,  iv.  32.  . 


-5^ 

cannot  tell  of  tlie  heroes  who  recalled  the  days  of  our 
"  origins,"  who  had  lived  through  the  changes  of  the 
revolution  and  laid  the  foundation  of  our  fully  organ- 
ized diocesan  life  ;  I  can  tell  of  no  one  man  who  made 
himself  notorious  and  everybody  else  uncomfortable 
through  a  long  period  of  years  ;  I  can  describe  no 
such  war  of  pamphlets  as  that  which  treated  of 
Bishop's  bonus  and  the  civil  rights  of  Episcopalians 
and  the  need  of  a  constitution  for  the  State  of  Con- 
nedlicut ;  I  cannot  even  suggest  the  effedls  for  good 
or  for  evil  which  came  to  the  Church  from  a  bloodless 
but  hotly  contested  revolution  in  the  State.  It  is 
modern  history  with  which  I  have  to  deal ;  and  mod- 
ern history,  unless  it  is  very  exciting — and  this 
certainly  is  not — is  very  uninteresting.  All  know 
the  fa6ls ;  no  one  is  quite  ready  to  have  them  criti- 
cised ;  praise  is  impertinent,  and  censure  (if  possibly 
it  seems  to  be  needed)  is  ill-advised ;  the  writer  as 
well  as  the  reader  or  listener  needs  to  stand  a  long 
way  off  before  he  can  rightly  see  the  pi(5lure  or  tell 
what  it  means. 

Therefore,  in  attempting  to  do  something  which 
may  serve  as  an  apology  for  the  discharge  of  the  duty 
laid  upon  me,  I  must  crave  your  indulgence  if  the 
record  has  all  the  faults  of  annals  and  none  of  the 
virtues  of  history.  And  may  I  venture,  by  way  of 
laying  a  little  emphasis  upon  the  chronology  of  the 
time,  to  speak  for  a  few  minutes  in  a  way  which,  but 
for  such  a  reason,  would  be  too  personal  ?  When  as 
a  youth  I  first  came  to  know  of  the  work  of  the 
Church  in  Connedlicut  outside  of  the  little  parish  at 
my  home,  the  Bishop  in  a(flive  work  and  praAically 


—57--- 

in  charge  of  the  Diocese  was  the  comparatively  youth- 
ful Assistant.  I  never  saw  Bishop  Brownell,  except 
on  the  morning  of  three  Commencement  da3^s  when 
the  procession  on  its  way  from  the  College  to  the  city 
halted  for  a  few  moments  before  his  door  and  waited, 
with  all  heads  bared,  for  the  benediction  of  his  pres- 
ence. The  first  Convention  at  which  I  attended  to 
listen  to  any  of  the  business  transacted,  was  the 
memorable  Convention  of  the  year  after  that  in  which 
the  venerable  Bishop  had  died.  I  entered  the  Berke- 
ley Divinity  School  twelve  years  after  the  time  of  its 
full  establishment,  so  that  for  about  one-fourth  of  its 
history  I  am  entirel}'  dependent  upon  the  testimou}-  of 
others.  There  is,  after  all,  in  the  half  century,  some 
ancient  history  even  for  one  whose  place  is  rapidly 
coming  to  be  among  the  elderly  clergj'  of  the  Diocese. 
So  much  ma}''  perhaps  be  pardoned  by  way,  as  the 
sa3ang  is,  of  orientation.  If  I  ma}'  insert  a  few 
statistics  here,  you  shall  not  be  troubled  with  them 
later.  In  1850  the  population  of  the  State  was  about 
371,000,  and  the  number  of  communicants  of  the 
Church  in  no  parishes  was  about  9,500;  the  present 
population  of  the  State,  according  to  the  latest  pub- 
lished estimate,  is  about  817,000,  and  the  number  of 
communicants  registered  in  157  parishes  and  mis- 
sions is  over  30,000.  That  is  to  say,  the  number  of 
communicants  has  increased  three-fold,  while  the 
population  has  been  multiplied  by  less  than  two  and 
a  quarter.  Bishop  Williams,  in  thirteen  years  as 
assistant  and  thirty-three  years  as  sole  Bishop,  has 
admitted  about  265  young  men  to  the  diaconate,  and 
has  laid  hands  in  Confirmation  upon  about    48,000 


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persons,  more  than  half  as  many  again  as  the  present 
number  of  communicants.  For  the  last  ten  years 
our  Bishop  has  been  the  Presiding  Bishop  of  this 
Church,  and  for  several  years  the  senior  Bishop  by 
consecration  in  the  whole  Anglican  communion. 

"  This  is  a  glorious  day  in  Hartford !  "  wrote  the 
aged  Bishop  Philander  Chase  in  Illinois,  on  the 
"  Wednesday  succeeding  the  nineteenth  Sunday  after 
Trinity,  A.  D.  1851  ";  "our  Assistant  Bishop  is  con- 
secrated by  Bishop  Brownell  in  that  blessed  city. 
What  a  contrast,"  he  adds,  "  between  this  august 
assembly  and  the  few  who  crept  along  the  sidewalks, 
unnoticed,  to  the  humble  door  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  A.  D.  181 1  !  The  one  an  overflowing  tide 
covering  the  banks  with  fertility  all  around  ;  the  other 
a  little  spring  or  rivulet  giving  freshness  to  a  few 
humble  flowers.  O  Lord  God  of  grace  and  strength ! 
do  I  yet  survive  to  see  the  glory  of  Thy  primitive 
Zion  refledled  from  the  waters  of  that  beautiful  river, 
on  whose  banks  I  first  drew  my  breath  ?  "*  The  Con- 
secration of  the  3^outhful  Assistant  to  the  alread}^ 
venerable  Bishop  of  Connedlicut  was  indeed  a  memo- 
rable event.  Bishop  Brownell  himself  presided,  and 
all  the  other  Bishops  of  New  England  Dioceses  and 
Bishop  DeLancey  of  Western  New  York  tmited  with 
him  in  the  a6l  of  Consecration,  while  the  sermon  was 
preached  b}^  the  saintly  Bishop  of  Maine.  Eighty- 
six  Clergymen  attended  the  services,  most  of  them,  we 
are  told — for  it  was  a  novelty  then — wearing  sur- 
plices. Dr.  Williams  was  already  well  known  in 
Connedlicut,  a  Diocese,  he  said  in  the  letter  in  which 

*  The  Motto,  vol.  2,  no.  5,  pages  131,  143. 


—59— 

he  accepted  his  eledlion,  "  in  which  I  was  confirmed, 
and  received  both  m}^  Orders ;  in  whose  principles  I 
was  educated ;  to  which  I  am  warmlj^  attached ;  and 
whose  spotless  history  I  reverence  and  love."  The 
two  Bishops  immediately  began  a  visitation,  the  senior 
Bishop  administering  Confirmation  and  the  Assistant 
preaching  the  sermons  and  making  the  addresses.  A 
new  inspiration  was  thus  given  to  the  work  of  the 
Diocese ;  and  when,  as  was  soon  the  case,  its  care 
practicall}'  devolved  upon  the  junior  Bishop,  he  began 
that  long-extended  and  long-continued  series  of  visi- 
tations which  were  for  many  years  so  prominent  and 
so  pleasing  a  feature  of  the  Church  work  of  Connecfli- 
cut.  The  Diocese  has  testified,  b}'  a  unanimous 
vote  of  the  last  Convention,  that  Bishop  Williams's 
"  noble  qualities  of  head  and  heart  have  been  freel}^ 
exercised  for  fortj^-six  years  in  behalf  of  the  Diocese. 
His  Diocese  has  been  his  first  and  highest  interest ; 
and  while  he  has  been  willing  to  contribute  from  his 
abundant  ability  to  the  general  interests  of  the  Church, 
he  has  never  failed  to  bear  in  mind  his  duty  to  the 
humblest  parish  in  his  charge.  To  every  Clergyman 
and  to  every  Layman  he  has  been  not  onlj^  the  Bishop 
but  the  friend,  sympathizing  in  their  J03'S  and  sorrows, 
and  ready  to  hear  and  to  counsel  when  his  attention 
and  wisdom  were  needed."  To  speak  in  anj'  attempt 
at  detail  of  that  work,  to  make  auj^  estimate  of  its 
results, to  describe  the  place  which  our  Bishop  gained  in 
the  affection  of  the  Churchmen  of  this  Diocese  and  of 
the  citizens  of  this  commonwealth,  is  beyond  the  pur- 
pose of  this  paper.  The  second  generation  has  half 
run  its  course  since  that  October  day  in  1851  ;  the  aged 


Prelate  who  liad  already  sat  for  thirty-two  3'ears  in  the 
chair  of  Seabury  and  of  Jarvis,  nobly  sustained  by  his 
son  in  the  Lord  now  become  his  brother  in  the  high- 
est office  of  the  Church,  full  of  years  and  of  honors, 
has  fallen  asleep,  leaving  the  memory  of  kindly  ser- 
vice and  gentle  guidance  as  a  perpetual  blessing  to 
his  people ;  the  Clergymen  who  were  forty-six  years 
ago  the  chosen  representatives  of  the  Convention 
and  the  counsellors  of  the  Bishops,  Doctors  Harry 
Croswell  and  William  Cooper  Mead  and  Robert 
Alexander  Hallam  and  Jacob  Lyman  Clark  and 
Thomas  Winthrop  Coit — typical  men  as  leaders  and 
legislators  and  pastors  and  missionaries  and  scholars, 
men  whose  influence  will  last  though  their  names 
may  not  be  familiar — have  completed  the  service 
which  they  so  well  rendered  to  their  generation  by 
the  will  of  God ;  and  with  them  there  rests  from  his 
labors  one  whose  name  is  closely  associated  with 
theirs,  and  who  was  chosen  to  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee before  Bishop  Browuell's  death,  Dr.  Eben  Ed- 
wards Beardsley,  to  be  remembered  not  only  for  his 
extended  rectorship  but  also  for  the  lasting  services 
rendered  to  the  Diocese  by  his  ready  pen  and  for  the 
honors  which  he  gained  in  the  councils  of  the  whole 
Church  in  this  land.  A  few  may  be  thus  mentioned 
by  name,  because  they  held  office  long  and  Avorthily,* 
but  there  are  many  more  of  those  whose  names  were 
on  our  roll  in  185 i,f  or  have  since   been  added  to  it, 

*Dr.  Croswell  was  a  member  of  the  Standing  Committee  thirty-one 
years ;  Dr.  Mead,  thirty-three  years ;  Dr.  Hallam,  twenty-seven  years  ; 
Dr.  Clark,  twenty-three  years  ;  Dr.  Beardsley,  thirty-two  years. 

t  There  are  three  survivors  of  the  Clergy  of  185 1,   besides  Bishop  Wil- 


— 6i— 

wlio  have  served  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  in 
this  portion  of  His  great  harvest-field  and  have  left  it 
for  us  to  enter  into  their  labors  even  as  they  entered 
into  the  labors  of  those  who  had  preceded  them.  And 
of  the  faithful  laity,  who  have  come  to  be  in  these 
days  the  permanent  part,  and  in  a  ver}^  true  sense 
the  responsible  part,  of  our  parishes,  how  many  are 
there  whose  good  lives  and  faithful  services  and  liberal 
benefadlions  have  advanced  the  work  of  the  Church 
among  us,  staying  up  the  hands  and  aiding  the  coun- 
sels of  those  who  were  set  to  serve  them  in  the  Lord, 
and  whose  works  do  now  follow  them  even  in  the  rest 
into  which  they  have  entered  !  I  may  read  the  names 
of  a  few  who  signed  the  testimonials  of  the  Bishop- 
ele6l  in  185 1,  that  we  ma\^  remember  the  kind  of  men 
that  they  were:  Hezekiah  Huntington,  Samuel  H. 
Huntington,  James  JM.  Goodwin,  and  William  T. 
Lee,  of  Hartford;  Beriah  Bradley,  Elihu  L-  Mix, 
John  B.  Robertson,  and  Pliny  A.  Jewett,  of  New 
Haven  ;  Jonathan  Starr  and  Francis  Allyn,  of  New 
London  ;  Jedediah  Huntington,  of  Norwich ;  George 
R.  Curtis,  of  Meriden  ;  David  Russell,  of  Portland  ; 
Samuel  Church  and  Seth  P.  Beers,  of  Litchfield  ; 
J.  M.  L.  Scovill  and  S.  M.  Buckingham,  of  Waterbury  ; 
Holbrook  Curtis  and  John  Buckingham,  of  Water- 
town  ;  James  R.  Coe,  of  Winsted  ;  John  Ferguson,  of 
Stamford ;  William  Nash,  of  Stratford.     The  lives  of 

liams,  now  canonically  resident,  all  of  whom  signed  his  testimonials  :  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  Collis  I.  Potter,  now  of  Stratford ;  James  L.  Scott,  now  of 
Wallingford  ;  and  Benjamin  M.  Yarrington,  now  Redlor  Emeritus,  as  he 
had  then  been  twelve  years  Recftor,  of  Christ  Church,  Greenwich.  There 
were  but  eight  Clergj-men  entitled  to  seats  who  were  absent  from  the  Con- 
vention of  1 85 1. 


—62— 

such  men  are  a  great  part  of  the  history  of  this  Dio- 
cese during  the  past  half-century ;  men  honored  in 
town  and  in  state,  respedled  for  the  integrity  of 
their  lives,  helpers  of  their  neighbors,  examples  to  the 
rising  generation,  righteous  men  who  "  shall  be  had 
in  everlasting  remembrance."  "  With  their  seed 
shall  continually  remain  a  good  inheritance,  and  their 
children  are  within  the  covenant.  Their  seed  stand- 
eth  fast,  and  their  glory  shall  not  be  blotted  out. 
Their  bodies  are  buried  in  peace ;  but  their  name 
liveth  for  evermore.'"'" 

Bishop  Williams  was  at  the  time  of  his  eledlion  and 
Consecration  to  the  Episcopate  President  of  Trinity 
College,  and  then  as  now  the  most  highly  honored  of 
all  the  sons  of  his  alma  mater.  He  retained  the 
presidency  for  two  years,  when  it  became  evident  that 
the  condition  of  Bishop  Brownell's  health  required 
that  he  shovild  undertake  all  the  aftive  duties  of  the 
episcopal  office  within  the  Diocese.  But  a  born  teacher 
will  always  be  a  teacher ;  and  Bishop  Williams  was  a 
born  teacher.  Removing  to  Middletown,  he  organ- 
ized the  theological  classes,  which  had  been  in  an  in- 
formal way  under  his  charge  at  the  College,  into  the 
Berkeley  Divinity  School.  With  the  story  of  its  life 
we  are  all,  to  some  extent  at  least,  familiar.  Some 
will  remember,  if  not  the  beginnings,  at  least  the 
early  days,  when  all  lived  under  the  same  roof,  offered 
their  daily  worship  in  the  little  oratory,  and  were 
guided  in  their  studies  by  the  great  master  of  theology, 
ably  assisted  by  men  who  even  then  were  extraordi- 
nary men.    More  there  are  who  can  look  back  to  their 

*  Ecclesiasticus  xliv.  11-14. 


-63- 

life  and  studies  in  the  enlarged  and  more  fully  ap- 
pointed home  of  sacred  learning  ;  while  a  very  large 
number,  both  of  the  Clerg}^  and  of  the  Laity,  know 
how  important  a  part  of  the  histor}^  of  these  3'ears  has 
had  its  inspiration  within  those  walls.  Changes  there 
have  been,  indeed,  adapting  the  work  of  the  School  to 
changed  circumstances  or  to  new  needs,  in  accordance 
with  the  principles  of  a  health}^  growth  ;  the  memorial 
Chapel  and  quite  recently  the  Library  have  given 
an  added  dignity  and  assurance  of  permanence,  as 
well  as  supplied  pressing  needs  ;  but  the  principles 
maintained  have  been  the  same,  and  the  School  has 
taught  the  lessons  of  Divine  truth  from  the  lips  of 
men  who  believed  that  Divine  truth  must  be  taueht 
and  accepted,  and  that  the  Church  is  the  authorized 
teacher  of  Divine  truth. 

The  educational  equipment  of  the  Diocese  has  been 
completed  within  these  years  by  the  establishment  of 
St.  Margaret's  School  for  girls.  The  venerable  Epis- 
copal Academ}^  at  Cheshire,  celebrating  in  1894  its 
centennial  anniversary,  has  taken  on  new  life  and 
awakened  a  new  interest.  And  I  may  be  pardoned 
for  adding  that  Trinity  College,  which  has  its  local 
habitation  within  the  limits  of  Connedlicut,  though  it 
is  not  a  diocesan  institution,  and  which  owes  much  to 
the  pious  labors  and  generous  gifts  of  Connedlicut 
Churchmen,  has,  under  the  guidance  of  wise  and 
learned  men  who  have  succeeded  our  Bishop  in  its 
Presidenc}^,  done  much  towards  fulfilling  the  noble 
hopes  and  purposes  of  its  founders. 

The  financial  and  benevolent  organizations  of  the 
Diocese  have  received  much  care  in  this  half  century  ; 


-64- 

their  efficiency  has  been  augmented  and  they  have 
multiplied  in  number.  One  of  the  first  matters  of 
importance  in  the  records  of  the  Convention  after  the 
Consecration  of  Bishop  Williams,  is  that  relating  to 
amendments  of  the  charter  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Bishop's  Fund,  providing  for  an  annual  report  to  the 
Convention  and  for  the  filling  of  vacancies  in  the 
board  by  vote  of  the  Convention  itself.  These  changes 
were  really  of  great  importance,  and  led  to  an  increase 
of  interest  in  a  matter  which  concerned  the  whole 
Diocese.  About  ten  years  ago  a  project  for  a  consider- 
able increase  of  the  Fund,  and  for  the  release  of  the 
parishes  from  annual  assessments  for  it,  was  brought 
to  a  successful  conclusion  in  consequence  of  Dr. 
Beardsley 's  untiring  labors  on  this  behalf ;  and  a  plan 
for  a  further  increase  of  the  fund  is  now  before  the 
Diocese.  In  1855,  the  Aged  and  Infirm  Clergy  and 
Widows'  Fund,  which  had  for  some  years  been  in  ex- 
istence by  canonical  provision,  received  a  charter  ;  and 
its  important  and  beneficent  work  has  been  carried  on 
with  great  care  for  its  safe  administration  and  great 
consideration  for  both  the  needs  and  the  feelings  of 
those  who  have  thus  received  practical  sympathy  and 
help.  To  this  was  added  two  years  ago,  in  accordance 
with  a  carefully  prepared  plan,  a  Clergyman's  Retiring 
Fund,  from  the  working  of  which  we  may  expedl  be- 
fore long  to  see  most  satisfactory  results.  The  cor- 
poration of  the  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests, 
organized  at  the  instance  of  Bishop  Williams  in  1863, 
completes  the  list  of  diocesan  organizations ;  it  has 
abundantly  justified  its  existence  and  commended 
itself  to  both  parishes  and  individuals. 


-65- 

In  speaking  of  the  history  of  the  past  half  century, 
we  may  not  pass  by  the  faithful  work  done  in  Dioce- 
san Missions  by  way  both  of  Church   sustentation 
and   of  Church    extension.     The   problems  of  each 
kind  which  are  before  us  to-day  are  in  many  respe(fts 
widely  different  from  those  of  the   year   1851.     The 
population  of  the  State  is  not  as  nearly  homogeneous 
now  as  it  was  then  ;  it  is  not  as  evenly  distributed ; 
we  cannot  assume  that  in  every  country  town  there 
is  a  preponderance  of  people  of  Anglo-Saxon  stock,  or 
of  people  to  some  extent  attached  to  the  soil ;  we  can- 
not look  for  a  someAvhat  even  grade  of  rural  happi- 
ness  and  of  thrifty  prosperity.     In   some  ways  we 
have   not   advanced    beyond   the   plan    of    1828    for 
arranging  the  parishes  of  the  Diocese  into  cures,  or 
that  of  1843  for  extending  parochial  supervision  to 
all  parts  of  the  Diocese ;  our  list  of  towns  occupied 
and  unoccupied  partly  fails  to  show  our  strength,  and 
partly   (it  may  be)   exaggerates  it;   the  memoranda 
which  have  been  colleAed  as  to  extindl  parishes  bear 
witness  to  some  lost  labor  and  some  misdiredled  zeal ; 
and  there  is  much  left  for  us  to  do  before  we  can  claim, 
as   at  the  very  least  we  ought  to  claim,   that  this 
Church  is  trying  to  take  the  pastoral  care  of  every 
person  in  Connedticut  who  has  not  chosen  to  give  his 
spiritual  allegiance  to  some  other  religious  organiza- 
tion.    I  do  not  think  that  most  of  us  begin  to  know 
how  many  there  are,  at  present  beyond  the  adlual 
and  even  the  possible  reach  of  our  services,  who  are 
unconsciously  waiting   for  us.     But,   with    all    this, 
there  have  been  many  good  attempts  made  to  learn 
and  to  do  the  duty  which  lies  upon  this  Church  in 


—66— 

this  State,  and  many  good  results  have  followed  upon 
them.  There  are  parishes  and  missions  now  doing  a 
noble,  though  it  may  be  patient  and  quiet,  work  in 
places  where  a  half  century  ago  almost  no  one  knew 
or  cared  to  know  of  the  Church's  ways,  and  among 
communities  which  have  sprung  into  life  as  a  result 
of  modern  acflivities ;  and  often  calling  forth  latent 
opposition  and  meeting  with  unexpedled  difficulties, 
they  yet  uphold  the  light  of  God's  truth  for  some 
who  otherwise  would  be  utterly  without  its  guidance. 
The  institution  of  Archdeaconries,  now  a  score  of 
years  ago,  each  with  its  responsible  presiding  officer 
(and  what  a  list  of  worthy  men  we  have  had  to  grace 
the  office !),  has  given  form  and  strength  and  counsel 
to  the  whole  work  of  our  Diocesan  Missions  ;  and,  for 
the  rather  meagre  amount  of  information  which  our 
people  have  in  regard  to  this  work  and  the  rather 
meagre  amount  of  their  offerings  to  it,  we  are  reach- 
ing fairly  satisfadlory  results.  In  faft,  the  problems 
before  us  are  but  shaping  themselves  now,  the 
changes  are  but  manifesting  themselves,  the  jiossi- 
bility  of  making  mistakes  with  the  very  best  of  inten- 
tions has  not  passed  away ;  we  may  in  a  short  time, 
if  God  will  and  if  we  will,  perceive  and  know  better 
than  ever  before  what  things  in  this  matter  we  ought 
to  do,  and  also  may  have  grace  and  power  faithfully 
to  fulfil  the  same.  If  we  could  have  Church  maps  of 
Connecticut  for  the  beginning  and  the  end  of  the 
period  now  under  consideration,  the  contrast  between 
them  would  be,  on  the  whole,  such  as  to  awaken  great 
thankfulness  and  great  encouragement ;  but  when  we 
think   what  such   a  map  ought  to  show  in  1925  or 


-67- 

1950,  we  should  rouse  ourselves  to  the  determination 
that,  while  we  will  not  abate  one  whit  from  our 
interest  in  the  work  of  the  Church  in  other  parts  of 
God's  great  harvest,  we  will  not  be  gnilty  of  negledl- 
ing  that  which  He  gives  us  to  do  here.  For  the 
future  of  this  whole  State  depends,  in  more  ways 
almost  than  we  dare  to  think,  upon  the  way  in  which 
this  Church  of  ours  shall  hold  fast  what  it  has  and 
shall  reach  forth  unto  the  things  that  are  before  it. 
This  is  no  mere  flight  of  imagination  or  boast  of 
rhetoric ;  either  would  be  out  of  place  at  this  time ; 
it  is  but  the  confidence  that  what  has  been  done  in 
the  past  can  be  done  in  the  future,  only  more  wisely 
and  more  effeAuall}^,  because  the  future  can  learn 
from  the  past  and  profit  by  the  knowledge  of  its  fail- 
ure and  its  success. 

One  of  the  most  important  events  in  our  Diocesan 
history  in  these  years  has  been  the  adoption  by  the 
Convention,  and  the  ratification  by  the  General  As- 
sembly of  the  State,  of  a  plan  for  the  churchly  organ- 
ization of  our  parishes  as  parishes,  instead  of  their 
congregational  organization  as  ecclesiastical  societies. 
This  had  been  proposed  more  than  once ;  but  there 
had  not  been  entire  agreement  as  to  the  details  ;  some 
had  been  loath  to  break  with  forms  and  phrases  to 
which  they  had  been  accustomed ;  some  had  dreaded 
the  possible  awakening  of  opposition  ;  and  some  per- 
haps were  unwilling  to  have  churchly  principles  made 
a  subjedl  of  statute  law.  At  last,  however,  in  1876, 
the  draft  of  a  proposed  Adl  was  approved  by  the  Con- 
vention ;  it  was  received  by  the  General  Assembl}^ 
with  that  consideration  which,  as  a  rule,  the  Church 


—68— 

in  Connedlicut  has  received  from  the  constituted 
authorities  of  the  commonwealth  ;  and  in  the  follow- 
ing year  the  Adl  of  the  civil  legislature  was  accepted 
"  as  the  charter  of  the  Church  in  this  Diocese." 
Besides  giving  a  better  tone  to  the  organization  and 
the  secular  work  of  our  parishes,  this  has  educated 
our  people  in  a  better  phraseology  and  better  ways, 
lias  added  to  our  rightful  self-respecft,  and  has  greatly 
advanced  the  welfare  of  the  Diocese. 

It  remains  to  speak  of  two  matters  which  in  the 
course  of  the  last  half  century  have  awakened  special 
interest  and  shown  decided  difference  of  opinion  in 
the  Diocese.  The  one  is  the  question  of  the  division 
of  the  Diocese,  brought  before  the  Convention  by  the 
Bishop  in  1865  ;  the  other  was  a  somewhat  curious 
episode  which  occurred  in  1871. 

At  the  first  Convention  which  Bishop  Williams  ad- 
dressed as  Bishop  of  Connedlicut,  the  first,  that  is  to 
say,  after  the  death  of  Bishop  Brownell,  he  spoke  in 
very  solemn  words  of  the  duty  of  "  looking  forward 
to  the  eredlion  of  a  new  See  within  this  present  Dio- 
cese." "  I  do  not  say,"  continued  the  Bishop,  "  that 
we  ought  to  take  up  [the  matter]  to-day,  it  may  be 
not  even  next  year.  But  I  do  trust  that  we  may 
keep  it  in  our  minds  as  a  thing  to  be  harmoniously 
and  considerately  accomplished  at    no    very  distant 

day It  is  because  of  the  great  responsibilities 

which  rest  on  all  of  us ;  it  is  because  of  the  awful 
responsibilities  of  the  Episcopate  which  rest  on  me ; 
it  is  because  I  see  work  growing  up  before  me  which 
I  shall  be  unable  to  do,  and  yet  for  which  I  fear  I 
am  accountable ;  it  is  because  of  souls  that   will  be 


perishing,  that  I  ask   you    to  think    of   this.  .  ... 
Liberavi  animam  meamP     This  part  of  the  Bishop's 
address  was  referred  to  a  committee  of  four  C]erg>-- 
men  and  five  Laymen,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Mead  and  Judge 
Samuel  H.    Huntington    being   the    first    named   in 
each  order  respedlively,  to  report  at  some  later  Con- 
vention.    This   committee  presented  a  partial  report 
in    1866,   declaring   that   they   thought  it    "  wise  to 
present    the    important  subjedl  of  a   division  of  the 
Diocese  to  the  consideration  of  Clergy  and  Laity,  as  a 
matter  which  may  happen  at  no  distant  day,  that  each 
may  be  excited  to  a  timely   examination  of  such  a 
momentous  event  in   the  history  of  the  Church  in 
Connedlicut,  so  as  to  be  amply  prepared  to  a(5l  when- 
ever the  time  for  action  may  have  fully  come."    Then, 
after  suggesting  that  the  endowment  of  the  Berkeley 
Divinity  School  would  enable  the  Bishop  to  under- 
take more  extended  labors  in  the  Diocese,  and  speak- 
ing of  the  canonical  steps  necessary  for  a  division,  the 
report  ended  with  these  words— there  must  be  present 
others  besides  myself  who  remember  how  they  rang 
from  Dr.  Mead's  lips  :    "  Every  Churchman  in  our  land 
who  admires  whatsoever  is  pure  or  honest  or  lovely  or  of 
good  report  will  cheerfully  exclaim  with  us  :  '  Diocese 
of  Conneclicut,  Nomen  praeclanim,  esto  perpettmm  P  " 
At  the  Convention  of  1867  the  committee  presented 
its  final  report,  calling  attention  to  the  fad  that  "  no 
attempt  at  combined  effort  to  initiate  such  a  measure  " 
for   division    had    "taken  place,"   intimating  that  it 
seemed  that  most  of  those  interested  had  been  "  led 
to  the  conclusion  that  our  need  of  division  does  not 
require  adion   now,"  and  asking  to  be  "  discharged 


— 7(^ 

from  the  further  consideration  of  the  resolutions  sub- 
mitted to  them."  Their  request  was  granted  ;  and, 
except  in  1872  when  a  resolution  looking  to  "the  in- 
crease of  the  Episcopate  in  this  Diocese  "  was  promptly 
laid  on  the  table,  it  does  not  appear  that  the  matter 
has  again  excited  much  interest.  An  article  in  the 
Church  Review  about  1866,  circulated  in  pamphlet 
form,  and  acknowledged  to  be  from  the  pen  of  one  of 
the  keenest  controversialists  and  most  persistent  advo- 
cates of  diocesan  division  in  the  Church,  under  the 
title  "Shall  Connedlicut  be  our  First  Province?" 
urged  in  the  strongest  possible  way  that  this  Diocese 
should  be  forthwith  divided  into  five,  and  showed  how 
the  common  interests  could  be  maintained  under  a 
provincial  system,  the  province  being  coterminous 
with  the  State.  The  article  was  interesting,  as  well 
in  the  principles  which  it  ably  advocated  as  in  its 
showing  of  the  strength  of  the  proposed  dioceses  of 
Hartford  (this  was  to  be  Metropolitical) ,  New  Haven, 
Bridgeport,  Litchfield,  and  Norwich,  and  in  particular 
that  if  St.  Michael's  Church  could  be  made  the  cathe- 
dral of  Litchfield,  it  would  have  an  endowment  for  the 
Episcopate  second  only  to  that  of  the  Diocese  of  New 
York.  But  all  this  does  not  seem  to  have  been  taken 
very  seriously ;  and  I  venture  to  think  that  he  would 
be  a  bold  man  who  should  renew  the  proposal  for  a 
division  of  Connedlicut  in  the  immediate  future. 

The  other  matter  to  which  I  alluded  would  deserve 
notice  if  it  were  only  for  the  fadl  that  it  was  the 
occasion  of  two  votes  in  the  Convention  by  Orders, 
the  only  votes  by  Orders  which  have  been  demanded 
since  1850,  and  besides  those  of  1850  the  only  ones  in 


—71— 

our  entire  history.*  The  resolution  proposed,  after  a 
preamble  of  several  clauses,  was  this :  "  Resolved^ 
That,  in  the  judgment  of  this  Convention,  it  is  not 
expedient  to  send  as  Deputies  to  the  General  Conven- 
tion more  than  two  members  of  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee of  the  Diocese."  A  motion  to  lay  the  whole  mat- 
ter on  the  table  was  defeated,  on  a  vote  by  Orders, 
twelve  Clergymen  and  six  Laymen  voting  for  it ;  and 
on  the  second  day,  the  preamble  having  been  first 
stricken  out,  the  resolution  was  adopted,  on  a  vote  by 
Orders,  by  a  large  majority  of  both  Clergymen  and  Lay 
delegates.  The  result  was,  that  whereas  three  years 
before  all  of  the  Clerical  Deputies  to  the  General 
Convention  had  been  members  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee, Drs.  Mead  and  Beardsley  were  the  only  ones 
now  honored  with  this  double  eledlion.  Thus  passed 
away  one  episode  which  at  the  time  was  somewhat 
irritating  to  some  people,  and  the  air  was  cleared,  as 
the  saying  is,  in  a  wholesome  manner. 

There  are  many  more  matters  to  which  one  would 
like  to  allude,  and  of  which  it  would  be  necessary  to 
speak  if  one  were  writing  a  history  of  these  years. 
The  troubles  in  the  country  called  for  well-considered 
words  from  the  Bishop  before  the  outbreak  of  the 
civil  war ;  and  the  prayers  which  were  for  so  long  a 
time  read  in  our  churches,  for  the  unity  of  the  people 
of  this  land  and  for  the  divine  care  of  our  brethren 
who  had  gone  forth  in  our  defence,  will  ever  remain 
in  the  memory  of  those  who  lived  through  those 
anxious  times.     The  tendencies  of  theological  thought 

*  since  this  was  written,  I  have  learned  that  there  has  been  one  other 
vote  by  Orders,  although,  through  some  inadvertence,  it  was  not  entered 
in  the  Journal. 


—72— 

and  ecclesiastical  observance  known  by  tbe  not  very- 
accurate  term  "  ritualism,"  led  to  other  weighty 
words  from  the  Bishop,  which  received  the  hearty 
approval  of  the  Convention.  The  question  of  Chris- 
tian unity  has  been  more  recently  treated  in  the 
Bishop's  address  ;  and  the  matter  of  divorce,  especially 
in  its  relation  to  the  statute  law  of  this  State,  has 
been  in  like  manner  brought  before  the  Convention 
more  than  once.  The  observance  of  the  Seabury  cen- 
tenaries, with  the  visit  of  the  Bishop  and  others  to 
Aberdeen,  has  given  a  new  impulse  to  the  study  of 
the  histor}^  of  the  Diocese. 

Sed  haec  olim  fiicre.  The  records  of  the  past,  for 
good  or  for  evil,  close  themselves ;  and  while  there 
remain  the  results  of  what  has  been  said  or  done,  the 
words  and  the  deeds  themselves  are  soon  forgotten. 
The  retrospect  of  these  hundred  years  is  of  little 
interest,  I  suppose,  to  most  of  us,  when  we  would 
rather  be  looking  forward  to  the  future.  And  as,  at 
the  close  of  a  ceutury  from  the  Consecration  of  our 
second  Bishop,  the  apostolic  commission  is  to  be  given 
to  one  of  strong  hands  and  devoted  heart,  to  carry  on 
the  good  work  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  now 
under  the  counsel  and  guidance  of  our  great  fourth 
Bishop,  and  at  last  (if  God  shall  so  will  it)  with  full 
responsibility,  our  prayer  for  him  shall  be  that  he 
may  be  guided  and  blessed  even  as  they  have  been 
guided  and  blessed  who  have  preceded  him  in  this 
holy  office  ;  our  prayer  for  ourselves  shall  be,  that 
the  God  before  whom  our  fathers  did  walk,  the  God 
who  hath  led  us  unto  this  day,  would  still  be  with  us, 
our  God  and  our  Portion  for  ever. 


A  Greeting  from  Rhode  Island 


BY 


The  Rev.  DANIEL  HENSHAW,  S.T.D. 

President  and  a  Representative  of  the  Standing   Committee 
OF  THE  Diocese  of  Rhode  Island 

And  Rector  of  ^11  Saints'  CMemorial  Church 
PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


ADDRESS 


Mr.  Chairman — As  one  of  the  representatives  sent 
by  the  Standing  Committee  of  Rhode  Island  in 
response  to  your  kind  invitation,  I  have  the  honor  to 
present  to  Connecticut  Churchmen  the  cordial  greet- 
ings of  that  Diocese  on  this  most  interesting  occasion. 
Well  may  you  and  all  your  brethren  throughout  the 
American  Church  look  back  with  joy  and  thankful- 
ness over  the  hundred  years  which  have  elapsed  since 
Bishop  Jarvis  was  consecrated.  How  changed  every- 
thing in  the  aspect  of  the  Church  now  is  from  what 
it  presented  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  apostolic 
office  !  It  appeared  then  as  a  feeble,  despised  seCt  in  a 
community  which  regarded  it  as  an  intruder  where  it 
was  not  wanted,  and  from  which  it  ought,  if  possible, 
to  be  banished  as  an  enemy  to  true  religion  and  vital 
godliness.  Now  it  is  not  only  respected  but  is  hon- 
ored everywhere,  and  is  recognized  as  occupying  a 
commanding  position  and  exerting  a  most  salutary 
influence  among  all  Christian  people.  Before  his 
Consecration,  Bishop  Jarvis  had  for  years  been  render- 
ing efficient  service,  not  merely  for  the  Church  in  Con- 
nedticut,  but  also  in  aiding  those  who  sought  and 
earnestly  labored  to  have  the  Constitution  and  Prayer 
Book  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United 


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States  such  as  became  a  true  branch  of  the  Catholic 
Church. 

Let  me  bear  in  mind  that  I  am  not  here  to-day  to 
tell  what  Bishop  Jarvis  was  and  did.  That  privilege 
belongs  of  right  to  your  own  chosen  representatives, 
who  are  much  better  qualified  to  speak  of  him  and  his 
work  than  I  am.  Undoubtedly  the  reason  you  permit 
the  voice  of  Rhode  Island  to  be  heard  here  to-day  is 
the  fa6l  that  you  and  she  were  closely  united  in  the 
time  of  our  diocesan  infancy  ;  and  have  since  then 
felt  a  peculiar  interest  in  each  other's  welfare. 

The  first  record  of  a  meeting  of  a  Rhode  Island 
Convention  is  dated  November  iSth,  1790,  and  con- 
tains this  minute,  "  Voted,  That  the  Rt.  Rev.  Father 
in  God  Samuel  Seabury,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Church 
of  Connedlicut,  be  and  is  hereby  declared  Bishop  of 
the  Church  of  this  State."  This  convention  was 
composed  of  three  Clergymen  and  five  Laymen.  At 
the  Convention  held  last  June  there  were  seventy- 
seven  names  on  the  Clergy  list,  and  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  on  the  list  of  Lay  Delegates,  representing 
fifty  parishes.  There  were  also  three  parishes,  eleven 
churches  and  chapels,  and  five  missionar}'  stations 
not  entitled  to  representation. 

Although  there  were  so  few  parishes  in  Rhode 
Island,  Bishop  Seabury  was  obliged  to  give  much 
time  and  thought  and  strength  to  the  few  scattered 
sheep  in  the  neighboring  state.  The  facilities  for 
travelling  were  very  meagre,  and  there  were  serious 
dissensions  in  two  of  the  four  parishes  which  required 
much  thought  and  labor.  Even  schism  was  threat- 
ened in  these  parishes.     He  was  maligned  by  those 


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whom  he  did  not  gratif3^  His  sound  sense,  long- 
sufifering  patience,  wise  consideration,  and  strong 
will  overcame  every  obstacle  and  brought  peace  and 
harmony.  To  him  Rhode  Island  was  deeply  indebted 
for  saving  her  from  evils  which  threatened  to  be  most 
disastrous  to  her  welfare. 

A  vote  of  the  Convention  of  1792  shows  that  the 
bond  which  united  the  two  Dioceses  was  not  regarded 
as  simply  a  connexion  by  which  Rhode  Island  would 
be  benefited  by  the  official  services  of  the  Bishop  of 
Connedlicut.  It  was  this  :  "  Voted,  That  whereas  the 
Churches  in  Connecfticut  and  those  of  Rhode  Island 
are  united  under  the  same  Diocesan,  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Bishop  Seabury,  the  Delegates  of  the  Church  in  Con- 
nedlicut  be  requested  also  to  adl  as  Delegates  and  rep- 
resentatives from  the  Church  in  this  State  ;  and  be 
fully  and  amply  authorized  to  appear  in  our  behalf, 
and  in  all  things  to  adl  and  do  according  to  their  judg- 
ment and  discretion,  we  placing  in  them  all  full  and 
ample  confidence."  In  transmitting  this  vote  the 
President  of  the  Convention  uses  this  language, 
"  Your  Chiirches  in  Connedlicut  and  ours  in  this  State 
do  constitute  but  one  and  the  same  Diocese  under  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Seabury."  The  Rev.  John  Bowden, 
of  Stratford,  and  Samuel  Marsh,  Esq.,  appear  to  have 
adled  as  special  representatives  for  Rhode  Island  in 
the  General  Convention  of  1792.  A  statement  with 
reference  to  the  relation  existing  between  the  two 
Dioceses  was  embodied  in  the  first  constitution  of  the 
Church  in  Rhode  Island.  The  third  article  reads 
thus,  "  This  Church  shall  continue  in  connexion 
with  the  Church  in  the  State  of  Connedlicut  as  one 


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Diocese  until  it  may  be  expedient  or  necessary  to  have 
a  Bishop  reside  within  this  State." 

The  last  Ordination  by  Bishop  Seabiiry  was  that  of 
the  Rev.  Alexander  Viets  Griswold  to  the  Priesthood, 
in  the  summer  of  1795.  He  remained,  doing  most 
efi&cient  service  in  several  towns  of  this  Diocese,  until 
1804,  when  he  removed  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  where  he  con- 
tinued as  Redlor  of  St.  Michael's  Church  for  twenty-six 
years.  In  1810  he  was  chosen  Bishop  of  the  newly 
organized  Eastern  Diocese,  which  included  Rhode 
Island.  Thus  that  small  Diocese  became  debtor  again 
to  Conne6licut,  having,  received  from  her  a  man  who 
was  one  of  the  most  devoted  and  successful  parish 
Priests  in  the  land  and  one  who  proved  to  be  a  most 
honored  and  beloved  Bishop,  succeeding  Bishop  White 
as  the  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  American  Church. 

The  death  of  Bishop  Griswold  having  dissolved  the 
Eastern  Diocese,  Rhode  Island  proceeded  to  ele6l  a 
Bishop  for  herself;  and  again  there  is  another  bond 
formed  with  Connedlicut ;  for  the  first  Bishop  which 
Rhode  Island  could  call  her  own  exclusively  was  born 
and  baptized  in  Middletown.  The  parents  of  Bishop 
Henshaw,  like  the  father  of  the  honored  Presbyter 
whom  we  expedl  to  see  consecrated  to-morrow  as  your 
Bishop  Coadjutor,  were  Congregationalists,  not,  I  am 
afraid,  however,  as  observant  of  their  duties  as  they 
should  have  been,  for  neither  they  nor  their  children 
were  baptized.  Their  eldest  sou  when  seventeen 
years  old,  during  a  visit  to  his  native  town,  was  so 
deeply  moved  by  the  preaching  of  the  Re<5lor  of 
Christ  Church'"'  and  so  influenced  by  private  inter- 

*The  Rev.  John  Kewley,  M.D., 1809-1813. 


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course  with  him,  that  he  received  Holy  Baptism  at 
his  hands,  and  then  led  his  parents  and  the  other 
members  of  the  family  to  seek  admission  to  the  fold 
of  Christ ;  the  Redlor  of  the  Church  in  Middletown 
visiting  their  home  in  Vermont  for  the  purpose  of 
administering  the  sacrament  to  them. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  state  that  as  the  first  Bishop 
of  Connedlicut  came  to  the  help  of  Rhode  Island,  in 
its  days  of  feebleness,  so  the  first  Bishop  of  Rhode 
Island  answered  the  call  of  Bishop  Jarvis's  successor 
by  visiting  some  of  the  parishes  bordering  on  his  own 
Diocese  when,  after  an  Episcopate  of  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  the  work  had  become  too  great  for  Bishop 
Brownell's  advancing  years.  Bishop  Henshaw  laid 
the  corner-stone  of  St.  James's  Church,  New  London, 
where  Bishop  Seabury  was  for  so  many  years  Redlor 
and  where  he  died.  He  also  admitted  candidates  to 
Holy  Orders  and  administered  the  Rite  of  Confirma- 
tion there  and  in  Pomfret  and  Brooklyn.  I  discover 
from  the  private  journal  of  Bishop  Henshaw-,  now  in 
my  possession,  that  the  late  Bishop  of  Conne(5licut, 
Bishop  Brownell,  was  in  the  habit  of  consulting  him 
with  reference  to  matters  pertaining  not  merely  to  this 
Diocese  but  to  the  general  Church  also.  When  the 
time  came  for  the  Consecration  of  Bishop  Williams, 
the  Bishop  of  Rhode  Island  took  part  in  that  service. 
In  1852  the  Bishop  of  Rhode  Island  was  called  from 
his  labors  to  the  rest  of  Paradise,  and  Bishop  Williams 
preached  the  sermon  at  his  funeral.  The  second 
Bishop  of  Rhode  Island,  as  j'ou  well  know,  was  called 
from  the  ReAorship  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

I  trust  that  what  I  have  said  about  the  links  which 


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have  bound  Connefticiit  and  Rhode  Island  together 
may  not  be  regarded  as  altogether  inappropriate  for 
this  historic  occasion.  It  is  a  somewhat  striking 
coincidence  that  the  Bishops  of  these  two  Dioceses 
should  at  the  same  time,  after  a  service  of  almost  un- 
precedented length  in  the  Episcopal  ofiBce, — in  the 
one  case  of  well  nigh  forty-three,  and  in  the  other  of 
forty-six  years, — be  both  seeking  and,  as  we  trust, 
about  to  receive  the  relief  which  the  infirmities  of  age 
demand.  Both  are  honored  and  beloved  by  the  whole 
Church.  May  their  last  days  be  comforted  by  the 
assurance  that  the  work  which  they  must  needs  lay 
down  has  been  taken  up  and  carried  on  by  faithful 
and  true  men,  and  that  it  is  prospering  in  their  hands  ! 
God  bless  the  Dioceses  of  Connecticut  and  Rhode 
Island  1  May  they  ever  be  united  in  the  bonds  of 
love,  and  do  well  their  part  in  advancing  the  King- 
dom of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ ! 


Historical  Reminiscences  of 
Bishop  Jarvis 


The  Rev.  SAMUEL  FERMOR  JARVIS,  M.A. 

%ector  of  Trinity  Church,  Brooklyn 


ADDRESS 


The  personal  reminiscences  of  my  grandfather 
Abraham,  the  second  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  are  so 
few,  that  I  have  to  confess  to  a  sensitive  shrinking 
from  undertaking  the  task  with  which  I  have  been 
honored,  of  making  one  of  the  addresses  on  the  occa- 
sion of  the  Centenar}?  Celebration  of  his  Consecration. 
To  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hooper  was  assigned  the  address 
upon  his  life,  and  to  Dr.  Hart  and  Dr.  Seymour  was 
assigned  the  history  of  the  Church  in  the  Diocese 
during  the  hundred  years  which  have  followed  the 
Consecration  which  we  now  commemorate.  There 
seemed  to  be  little  left  for  me  to  take  up,  except  to 
present  to  3'ou  my  grandfather  as  a  Churchman  and 
Theologian.  I  began  such  a  task  ;  but  I  soon  found 
that  it  would  require  more  time  than  was  left  to 
me  to  give  to  the  subjedl  that  thoroughness  which 
justice  required.  I  therefore  resolved  to  avail  myself 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hooper's  suggestion,  and  to  gather 
together  the  personal  reminiscences  of  the  Bishop  as 
related  to  me  b}-  m}-  father  and  others.  At  the 
outset  I  have  to  acknowledge  with  the  deepest  regret, 
approaching  to  remorse,  that  from  various  causes,  I 
did  not  avail  myself  of  the  opportunities  which  I  had 


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to  glean  information,  wliich,  now  locked  in  tlie  silence 
of  the  grave,  no  one  can  obtain. 

Bishop  Jarvis's  ancestors  came  early  from  England 
to  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts,  from  whence  they 
spread  into  Vermont,  Maine  and  Long  Island.  From 
Huntington,  Long  Island,  his  father,  Samuel  Jarvis, 
and  Naomi  Brush,  his  wife,  moved  to  Norwalk  in  this 
State.  He  was  a  Puritan  in  religion  ;  but  about  the 
time  of  the  birth  of  his  son  Abraham  he  conformed 
to  the  Church.  He  probably  came  in  contadl;  there 
with  the  Missionary  Clergy  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land, who  with  great  boldness  and  courage  came 
among  the  Puritans,  challenged  the  validity  of  their 
Ministerial  Orders,  and  consequently  of  the  lawful- 
ness of  their  ministrations.  He  was  a  man  of  courage, 
who  would  follow  the  convi6lions  of  his  mind ;  and 
on  listening  to  the  arguments  and  appeals  of  these 
English  missionaries  he  returned  to  the  Mother 
Church.  He  had  eleven  children,  of  whom  Abraham 
was  the  ninth.  I  heard  my  father  say  that  his  grand- 
father was  not  able  to  afford  a  liberal  education  to  so 
large  a  family,  and  that  after  the  close  of  the  day's 
labors  Abraham  used  to  read  and  study  by  the  light 
of  a  pitch  pine  knot.  Others  of  his  children  must 
have  been  adluated  by  a  similar  ambition  ;  for  I  have 
in  my  possession  some  letters  to  my  father  written  by 
one  of  the  Bishop's  brothers  in  a  remarkably  beautiful 
hand,  and  in  the  style  of  a  gentleman  of  education. 

Abraham  was  sent  to  Yale  College  and  graduated 
in  1761.  There  he  took  his  stand  as  a  Churchman. 
One  day  he  met  a  fellow  student  of  his  acquaintance, 
returning   from  the  library  with  one  of  the   books 


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given  b}^  Dean  Berkeley  (I  think  a  volume  of  Scott's 
Christian  Life)  in  his  hand.  "  Take  care,"  said  the 
future  Bishop,  "  that  book  will  most  certainly  make 
a  Churchman  of  you."  "  Will  it  ?"  said  the  student, 
who  turned  about  and  replaced  the  book. 

The  influence  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Leaming  of  Norw'alk, 
probably  induced  him  to  stud}^  for  the  Priesthood, 
and  to  go  to  England  for  valid  Orders  in  1764.  Before 
going  he  adled  as  a  Laj'-reader  to  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land congregation  in  Middletown.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Hooper  will  probably  give  you  an  account  of  the 
journal  kept  by  one  of  the  young  men  who  went  to 
England  together,  which  was  obtained  by  him  after 
most  diligent  search.  I  have  been  told  that  when  the 
young  men  came  before  the  English  Bishop  to  be 
ordained,  he  asked  them  their  Christian  names. 
"Mr.  Hubbard,  what  is  3-our  name?"  "  Bela,  my 
Lord."  "Bela?"  said  his  lordship,  "Bela?  what 
sort  of  name  is  that?  I  never  heard  of  it  before." 
"  But,  ni3'  Lord,"  said  3'oung  Hubbard,  "  it  is  in  the 
Bible." 

I  have  in  m}-  possession  a  memorandum  written 
b}^  my  grandfather  of  his  attendance  at  King  George 
III.'s  Court,  wherein  he  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  entrance  of  the  King  and  suite  : 

"  Suuda}-,  April  15th,  went  to  Chapel  Royal  (&) 
heard  3-e  Abp  of  York,  a  very  sensible  Discourse  from 
130  Psalm  4  verse ;  from  thence  went  into  Court;  a 
large  Assembly  of  3'"  Nobilit3'  and  Gentr3^ ;  many  of 
y°  Clergy ;  a  number  of  Bishops.  The  Order  in 
which  y"  Ro3fal  Famil3-  came  in  was,  first  two  or  three 
of  3^"    Nobilit3'  ;    then    y"   two    princes    Henr3^   and 


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WilHam  followed  by  some  others  of  y^  Nobility  who 
preceded  the  King,  who  came  next  with  attendants 
following.  After  them  at  some  little  distance  came 
y^  Queen  led  by  3^"  hand  of  y''  Earl  of  Harcourt,  hav- 
ing her  train  held  up  by  a  young  lad,  with  one  of  y" 
Noblemen's  Ladys  attending  her  in  waiting,  with  six 
or  seven  Maids  of  Honour  following  after.  Between 
3  &  6  o'clock  went  to  Christ  Church  Newgate, 
the  meeting  being  to  colledl  charity  for  the  mainte- 
nance of  a  number  of  poor  children.  Heard  an 
Anthem  sung  very  finely,  which  afforded  a  most 
pleasurable  entertainment."  (Signed)  "  Abraham 
Jar  vis." 

My  grandfather  set  sail  for  home  April  19  ;  his 
journal  extends  to  June  10,  the  rest  is  gone.  When 
he  reached  port  I  know  not. 

As  I  think  that  my  grandfather  must  have  pursued 
his  theological  studies  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Leaming,  it  must  have  been  at  his  house  that  he 
met  and  became  engaged  to  Miss  Ann  Farmar,*  a 
niece  of  Mrs.  Learning  and  daughter  of  IMr.  Samuel 
Farmar,  a  merchant  of  New  York.  They  were  mar- 
ried in  New  York  on  Trinity  Sunday,  Ma}^  25,  1766, 
and  the  service  was  performed  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel 
Auchmuty,  Redlor  of  Trinity  Church.  Mrs.  Jarvis 
was  one  of  the  most  gentle  and  loving  of  women. 
My  father  ever  spoke  of  his  deep  love  and  devotion  to 
her.  Her  death,  which  took  place  in  Cheshire  on  the 
4th  of  November,  iSoi,  when  he  was  fifteen  years 
old,  had  a  deep  and  lasting  efifedt  upon  him.     From 

*  The  present  representative  of  the  Jar^ns  family  has  reverted  to  the 
original  spelling,  Fermor. 


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my  recollecftion  of  my  father's  remarks,  I  think  that 
my  grandfather  was  a  man  of  the  warmest  and  sin- 
cerest  afifedlions,  of  great  tenderness  of  feeling,  con- 
joined to  a  high,  stri(?t  and  perhaps  stern  sense  of  the 
demands  of  duty,  which  led  him  to  give  them  prefer- 
ence at  the  risk  of  being  considered  arbitrary.  He 
never  shrank  from  any  duty  however  difi&cult  or  dis- 
agreeable. It  was  over  thirteen  5^ears  from  his  mar- 
riage when  his  wife  presented  him  with  a  son — who 
was  named  Samuel  Farmar,  but  who  lived  only  ten 
weeks.  Then  followed  seven  more  long  childless 
5'ears  before  the  birth  of  my  father,  on  the  20th  of 
Januar}^,  1786.  He  was  doubtless  the  child  of  many 
prayers,  and  must  have  been  promised  unto  the  Lord 
from  the  womb — for  he  was  baptized  on  the  2  2d,  two 
days  after  his  birth.  He  too  was  named  Samuel  Far- 
mar.  How  acutely  Mr.  Jarv'is  must  have  felt  the  loss 
of  his  firstborn,  and  how  deeply  his  affection  was 
wrapped  up  in  the  second,  now  his  only  child,  is  evi- 
dent from  his  unwillingness  to  be  separated  from  him. 
When  it  became  necessary  to  send  this  son  to  Cheshire 
Academy  he  resigned  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 
JMiddletown,  and  bought  a  house  in  Cheshire,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  until  my  father  entered  Yale 
College.  He  then  removed  to  New  Haven  and  dwelt 
there  until  his  death  in  1813. 

It  must  have  been  through  Bishop  Jarvis's  insist- 
ance  that  m)^  father  enjo3^ed  what  must  have  been 
considered  by  the  college  authorities  as  a  very  great 
concession.  He  told  me  that  he  was  the  first  Church- 
man who  was  allowed  to  atteud  church  without  being 
obliged  to  ask   special  permission  each  time.     Still, 


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so  loath  were  the  authorities  to  grant  this,  that  when 
on  Monday  mornings  the  absentees  from  Sunday's 
meeting  were  called  upon  to  account  for  their  delin- 
quency, the  Bishop's  son  was  never  spared — "Jarvis, 
absent  from  meeting."  "  I  was  at  church,  sir,"  was 
the  invariable  answer.  In  those  days  there  was  a 
high  and  strong  fence  between  the  Church  and  Seces- 
sion, and  men  were  told  in  love  and  charity,  but 
plainly,  that  it  was  a  sin  to  divide  the  Bod}^  of  Christ. 
When  they  came  back  to  the  Apostolic  Church  they 
did  so,  after  study,  on  convicflion  ;  and  the  young 
grew  up  intelligent,  educated,  decided  and  consistent 
Churchmen.  It  is  a  false  liberality,  so  called,  which 
levels  down  the  fence,  substitutes  confusion  of  thought 
for  the  one  definite  Catholic  Faith  once  delivered,  and 
Denominational  Union  for  Apostolic  and  Catholic 
Unity. 

It  was  probably  owing  to  the  difficulty  with  which 
Bishop  Jarvis  had  acquired  his  own  education,  and 
the  great  value  which  he  placed  upon  its  attainment, 
that  for  many  years  he  took  young  men  into  his 
family  at  his  own  cost,  and  assisted  them  forward  in 
their  efforts.  One  of  them  became  an  intimate,  lov- 
ing and  life-long  friend  of  my  father.  He  also  must 
have  been  the  more  eager  to  give  his  sou  the  best 
education  to  be  had  in  his  day.  He  had  my  father 
taught  music  and  painting,  Greek  and  Latin,  French 
and  Italian,  besides  the  ordinary  studies  of  the  school 
and  college  courses.  In  a  letter  written  to  him  Feb- 
ruary 9th,  1813,  he  says:  "I  will  conclude  this 
letter,  my  beloved  son,  by  assuring  you  that  on  the 
20th  of  January  you  had  our  special  remembrance. 


Twenty-seven  times  has  the  sun  completed  his  annual 
orbit  since  the  relation  of  father  and  son  took  place 
between  you  and  me.  I  can  now  look  back  to  the 
time  ;  my  memory  presenting  the  scene  to  my  view 
as  in  a  mirror,  when  your  smiles  and  infantile  a6lions 
gave  me  undescribable  pleasure.  The  same  memory 
recalls  to  m}'  mind  the  solicitude  which  accompanied 
you  through  every  stage  of  3'our  3'outhful  progress 
in  mental  improvement  to  matured  j^ears.  In  all 
which,  whatever  was  right  in  the  execution  of  the  im- 
portant trust  committed  to  me,  "  Remember  me,  O 
my  God,  for  good.  Be  thine  the  glorj^  Your  kind 
mother  unites  in  love,  and  all  that  love  can  dictate, 
with  3^our  affectionate  father,  Abraham  Jarvis." 

It  will  give  a  further  insight  into  the  Bishop's 
character,  if  I  give  a  few  extracts  from  his  letter  to 
his  son,  written  at  different  times.  In  answer  to  some 
complaints  sent  home  from  school,  the  Bishop  wrote : 
"  Your  mamma  continues  to  be  much  unwell  with 
her  cold.  I  hope  you  do  not  wish  to  make  her  un- 
easy. You  should  think  of  that  and  not  write  any- 
thing to  her  that  j^ou  ma}^  imagine  will  give  her 
trouble  or  cause  the  least  unhappiness  about  you.  If 
you  meet  with  anything  disagreeable  that  is  worth 
speaking  of,  do  it  to  me,  but  let  your  complaints  be 
such  as  are  manly,  and  learn  to  take  no  notice  of  little 
things  if  they  are  not  as  you  would  be  glad  to  have 
them,  and  think  slightl}-  of  trifles." 

Years  later  on  when  in  Orders,  and  married,  and 
expressing  anxiety  about  his  living,  his  father  wrote  : 
"  The  great  secret  of  contentment,  m};-  dear  son,  is 
to  indulge  as  few  wants  as  possible,  and  then  you  are 


sure  to  come  the  nearest  to  have  everything  you  want. 
Thus  ordering  yourself  and  house  within  the  com- 
pass of  your  means,  habit  will  do  much  to  tranquilize 
the  mind,  to  fit  it  for  a  due  dependence  on  Divine 
providence,  and  be  a  guard  against  any  painful  hum- 
bling dependence  on  man."      (Januar}'-,  1S12.) 

What  I  have  related  carries  us  beyond  the  close  of 
the  War  of  Independence,  and  indeed  beyond  the 
deaths  of  General  Washington  and  of  the  great 
Hamilton.  I  must  go  back  to  the  opening  of  the 
great  struggle  of  the  Revolution.  The  citizens  of 
these  Colonies  were  all  subjects  of  the  British  Ci'own. 
The  strife  was  a  civil  war.  And  as  this  civil  war  was 
not  only  a  resistance  to  the  unlawful  encroachments 
of  King  and  Parliament  upon  the  liberties  of  British 
subjec5ls,  but  was  admittedly  urged  on  by  New  Eng- 
land religionists  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  the 
introduction  of  Bishops  in  this  country,  it  is  not  to  be 
wondered  at  that  Churchmen  should  have  been,  many 
of  them.  Loyalists,  and  thus,  have  made  themselves 
objedts  of  persecution.  John,  one  of  my  grandfather's 
elder  brothers,  who  had  married  earl}^,  had  grown-up 
sons,  able  to  take  part  in  the  struggle.  Samuel,  one 
of  them,  was  arrested  by  the  vigilance  committee  of 
Ameuia,  New  York,  and  imprisoned.  He  escaped 
from  jail,  made  his  way  to  the  British  in  New  York, 
and  received  a  commission  in  the  loyal  forces. 
Another  served  as  an  of&cer  under  Tarleton.  Samuel 
went  to  England  at  the  close  of  the  struggle  with  the 
English  troops  of  Lord  Howe,  the  other  to  Canada. 
John,  the  father,  living  in  Poundridge,  was  one  dark 
night  summoned  to  his  front  door,  and  ou  opening  it, 


—91— 

was  shot  and  instantly  killed.  A  second  older  brother 
of  the  future  Bishop  settled  in  Danbur}^,  and  his  son 
is  said  b}^  Hinman  to  have  been  one  of  the  two  young 
Tories  who  guided  Tr3'on  to  Danbur}-.  I  have  reason 
to  think  that  this  statement  is  a  mistake.  It  is 
nevertheless  the  fadl  that  his  father  was  in  great  peril, 
and  only  escaped  the  fury  of  the  vigilance  committee 
by  being  hid  in  a  potato  bin,  the  potatoes  covering 
him  from  sight  when  search  was  made.  It  was  my 
informant's  grandfather,  who,  though  himself  siding 
with  the  revolution,  was  his  protedlor.  It  is  hardly 
probable  he  would  have  so  befriended  his  neighbor, 
had  his  son  guided  the  British  soldiers  to  Danbury. 
There  was  never  any  tradition  of  the  kind  handed 
down  in  either  family.  I  mention  these  facts  in  order 
to  explain  the  probable  cause  of  two  attempts  which 
were  made  upon  the  life  of  my  grandfather.  I 
have  reason  to  think  that  my  grandfather  was  so 
thoroughl3^  American  as  to  enable  him  to  see  no 
obligation  to  desert  his  spiritual  flock.  He  must 
have  felt  that  his  duty,  as  a  Priest  of  God,  was  to  his 
people,  and  therefore  he  did  not  follow  in  the  general 
flight  of  the  clergy.  Hence  his  brothers'  and  their 
sous'  reputation  as  Tories  brought  upon  him  two 
narrow  escapes.  One  was  a  letter  written  by  a  promi- 
nent citizen  to  accuse  him  of  treason,  and  to  procure 
his  being  seized  and  shot.  How  he  escaped  this 
danger  I  am  not  able  to  sa3^  A  long  time  has  elapsed 
since  my  father  related  the  circumstances  to  me,  and 
I  cannot  recall  more.  I  will  add  that  a  good  many 
years  ago  I  exchanged  letters  with  a  lad}'  who  was 
descended  from  this  prominent  citizen  who  devised 


—92— 

the  plot  against  my  grandfather's  life,  and  was  in- 
formed by  her  that  her  grandsii'e  was  one  of  Mr. 
Jarvis's  most  intimate  and  warmly  attached  friends.  I 
am  happ3'  to  believe  that  all  his  descendants  have 
come  into  the  Church. 

The  other  attempt  upon  his  life  was  this  :  a  des- 
perate ruij&an  was  induced  to  try  to  kill  him.  Accord- 
ingly when  my  grandfather  was  riding  down  to 
Higganum  to  visit  some  of  his  congregation,  he  was 
overtaken  bj^  this  man,  who  rode  b}^  his  side  and 
entered  into  conversation  with  my  grandfather  and 
tried  to  egg  on  to  the  subjeA  of  the  war.  Mr.  Jarvis 
was  prudent  and  wary,  and  turned  the  conversation 
into  safer  channels.  The  would-be  murderer  was 
asked  why  he  had  not  killed  his  intended  vidlim.  He 
answered  with  an  oath,  "  I  tried  to  pick  a  quarrel 
with  him,  but  the  old  fox  was  too  sly  for  me,  and  I 
could  not  shoot  him  in  cold  blood." 

My  grandfather  was  not  without  friends  in  the 
Puritan  community,  and  some  of  them  proved  their 
friendship  by  concealing  him  in  their  houses  in  times 
of  special  danger  and  excitement.  There  was  another 
fa(5l  which  probabl}^  helped  to  pi'ote6l  him.  Mr. 
Jarvis  was,  as  I  believe  all  gentlemen  in  those  times 
were,  a  member  of  the  order  of  Masons.  He  was  the 
Grand  Chaplain  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and  I 
have  a  sermon  which  he  preached  before  them. 

Among  the  few  anecdo'tes  which  ■  m}^  father  told 
me  of  my  grandfather,  was  one  that  shows  that  Bishop 
Jarvis  had  a  high  regard  for  the  proprieties  of  clerical 
dress.  At  a  time  when  many  Clergymen  officiated 
without  any  vestments  (and  I  have  been  told  the  first 


—93— 

Bishop  of  Virginia  preached  his  first  sermon  as  a 
Priest  in  a  blue  coat  and  brass  buttons),  Mr.  Jarvis 
wore  vestments — cassock  and  bands  and  surplice. 
Some  of  them  descended  to  me  past  further  use.  Had 
he  lived  in  these  da3^s  he  would,  I  doubt  not,  have 
been  among  those  who  do  not  consider  it  sinful  to  use 
God's  colors  of  beauty,  to  symbolize  the  do6lrines  and 
different  seasons  of  the  Christian  year,  and  who  with- 
out aping  the  Romish  mass,  delight  in  attractive  and 
impressive  fundlions,  and  in  making  the  place  of 
God's  feet  glorious. 

A  young  gentleman  came  to  Middletown  to  be  made 
Deacon.  The  French  pantaloon  was  first  coming  into 
use,  to  rival  and  supplant  the  knee-breeches  and  gold 
and  silver  knee  and  shoe  buckles.  Thej-  had  the 
advantage  of  being  cheaper,  of  being  more  easily 
donned  and  doffed,  and  of  hiding  undeveloped  calves. 
This  young  candidate,  to  honor  the  great  occasion  of 
his  ordination,  made  his  ajjpearance  arrayed  in  the 
new  fashion.  Bishop  Jarvis,  with  his  sense  of  pro- 
priety as  much  shocked  as  though  he  had  come  in 
Indian  style  without  an}^  covering  at  all  to  his  legs, 
said,  "  Young  Sir,  I  cannot  ordain  you  in  those 
things  ;  and  turning  to  his  wife,  he  said,  "  ]Mrs.  Janas, 
cannot  j^ou  find  for  this  young  gentleman  a  pair  of 
breeches?"  A  pair  was  found  for  him  and  he  was 
ordained  in  the  costume  to  which  the  English  Bishops 
still  cling  and  which  the  bicycle  is  reintroducing 
among  laymen.  The  young  candidate  for  the  minis- 
try had  thought  himself  as  paying  the  greatest  pos- 
sible respedl  to  the  occasion.  He  never  recovered 
from  the  surprise  and  shock  he  received.     But  all  are 


—94— 

uow  where  no  one  needs  the  tokens  of  onr  first 
parents'  fall  from  innocence,  and  are  awaiting  the  hour 
when  they  will  receive  the  white  robes  of  the  resur- 
redlion. 

There  is  one  matter  which  has  never,  I  believe,  been 
understood  and  upon  which  I  have  been  asked  to 
throw  light.  It  is  the  case  of  Ammi  Rogers.  What 
was  the  caiise  of  the  trouble  between  him  and  my 
grandfather  ?  The  history  of  the  case  as  related  to 
me  by  my  father  was  this.  Mr.  Ammi  Rogers  came 
to  Middletown  to  study  for  Hol}^  Orders  under  the 
direction  of  my  grandfather.  He  took  board  in  the 
family  of  a  farmer  who  had  an  only  daughter.  This 
daughter  Mr.  Rogers  ruined.  Bishop  Jarvis  refused 
to  continue  him  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry  and 
declared  to  him  that  he  would  never  ordain  him. 
Thereupon  Mr.  Rogers  went  to  the  hou.se  of  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Diocese  during  his  absence,  obtained 
permission  from  his  wife  to  see  the  records  of  the 
Diocese  and  forged  testimonials  of  good  charadler 
which  he  presented  to  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  who 
thereupon  ordained  him.  Mr.  Rogers  then  returned 
to  Connedlicut.  Being  a  man  of  talent,  of  eloquence, 
of  great  plausibility  and  sandlimoniousness,  he  was 
able  to  obtain  a  large  following  and  to  give  my  grand- 
father a  great  deal  of  trouble.  His  case  was  brought 
lip  before  the  Bishops  in  Convention — and  against  the 
protest  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  who  "  insisted  that  Mr. 
Rogers  had  been  ordained  in  New  York  and  belonged 
to  that  Jurisdidlion,  and  that  he  had  never  recognized 
him  as  a  Clerg3^man  of  his  Diocese,  they  decided  that 
Mr.  Rogers  ought  to  be  degraded  from  the  ministry 


and  that  Bishop  Janns  should  pronounce  sentence 
upon  him.  There  was  then  no  definite  Canon  Law 
touching  such  matters  of  discipline.  But  my  grand- 
father was  not  a  man  to  shrink  from  the  performance 
of  a  duty  laid  upon  him,  and  he  accordinglj'  degraded 
him.  I\Ir.  Rogers  was  very  bitter  in  his  enmit}^  and 
had  plausibility  enough  to  enlist  the  s3-mpathy  of 
some  of  the  Clergy,  who  thought  that  my  grandfather 
was  unnecessarily  severe  and  hard  upon  him.  IVIr. 
Rogers'  life  and  charafter  were  such  that  he  created  a 
great  prejudice  against  the  Church  in  the  eastern  part 
of  the  State.  I  have  sometimes  thought  that  the 
difficulty  which  the  Church  meets  with,  in  our  efforts 
to  plant  it  in  the  New  London  Archdeaconry,  is  due 
in  part  to  the  evil  produced  b}^  Mr.  Rogers.  The 
"  myster}^  of  iniquity  "  continues  to  work.  He  founded 
a  church  under  the  name  of  St.  Thomas  in  the  town 
of  Canterbur}^  It  continued  a  few  years  and  then 
died  out.  My  predecessor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Camp,  buried 
the  last  male  member,  who  had  been  its  parish  Clerk, 
and  I  buried  his  widow.  The  familj^  became  dissen- 
ters. Air.  Rogers  also  founded  a  church  in  Jewett 
City  in  the  town  of  Griswold.  He  built  a  stone 
church  in  the  most  admirable  position  in  the  village, 
and  gathered  a  large  congregation.  The  corner-stone 
was  laid  with  Masonic  ceremonies  and  the  music  of  a 
brass  band.  All  was  most  flourishing,  but  INIr.  Rogers 
was  here  guilty  of  an  offence  similar  to  that  which 
had  decided  Bishop  Jarvis  to  refuse  him  Ordination. 
This  time  the  civil  authoritj^  dealt  with  him  and  he 
was  cast  into  prison.  The  large  Church  congregation 
disbanded   in    two    years    from    its  foundation.     The 


building  became  the  property  of  the  Coiigregational- 
ists,  who  a  few  years  ago  built  a  more  ambitious  house 
for  themselves  and  sold  the  church  to  the  Romanists, 
who  now  hold  it.  Mr.  Rogers  took  occasion,  when  my 
grandfather  was  in  New  York,  to  bring  suit  against 
him  for  personal  damages.  While  the  case  was  pend- 
ing my  grandfather  departed  from  these  scenes  of 
trouble  and  suffering. 

When  Bishop  Seabury  died  my  father  was  a  lad  of 
ten  years.  He  well  remembered  the  shock  which  the 
news  of  the  sudden  death  gave  his  father.  He  burst 
into  tears,  and  as  his  little  son  ran  up  to  him  and 
sympathetically  stood  between  his  knees,  he  cried  out 
in  accents  of  deepest  emotion,  "  How  are  the  mighty 
fallen !  Ichabod,  the  glory  is  departed."  Dr.  Jarvis 
had  been  one  of  the  ten  Clergymen  who  in  March, 
1783,  met  in  secret  at  the  house  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Marshall  in  Woodbury,  and  eledled  Dr.  Seabury  to  be 
their  Bishop.  Secrecy  was  observed,  not,  I  think,  as 
Dr.  Beardsley  intimates,  because  "  perhaps  thefe'ar  of 
not  having  the  hearty  concurrence  of  their  lay- 
brethren  led  to  it."  In  the  history  of  the  Church,  the 
Laity  had  never  then  been  known  to  take  part  in  the 
eledlion  of  Bishops.  I  have  a  letter  of  the  then  Rev. 
Mr.  Philander  Chase,  afterwards  the  famous  Bishop 
of  Illinois,  written  to  my  father  fi'om  Hartford  on  the 
28th  of  March,  1814,  about  ten  months  after  the 
death  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  in  which  he  says,  "  our  Con- 
vention seem  determined  to  proceed  to  the  election  of 
a  Bishop  to  succeed  your  excellent  father  at  the  next 
June  Convention.  It  would  be  more  gratifying  to 
my  humble  opinion  of  canonical  propriety,  if  persons 


—97— 

only  in  Deacons'  Orders  and  uninstituted  Presbyters 
were  not  permitted  to  give  tlieir  vote  in  so  important 
an  affair.  The  precedent  will,  I  think,  be  a  danger- 
ous one."  Far  less,  of  course,  would  he  have  thought 
that  the  Laity  had  any  further  voice  in  the  matter 
than  that  of  approving  of  the  choice  made  by  Presby- 
ters. The  true  reason  is  that  first  given  by  Dr. 
Beardsley  in  a  too  indefinite  way.  The  letters  of  Dr. 
JsLwis  show  that  the  Clergy  were  apprehensive  of 
interference  from  the  civil  authorities  ;  and  therefore 
they  met  in  secret  executive  session. 

Although  my  grandfather  had,  as  the  mouthpiece 
of  the  Clergy  who  met  at  Woodbury,  addressed  the 
letter  of  remonstrance  to  Bishop  White  about  his 
pamphlet  which  proposed  the  temporary  abandonment 
of  the  apostolic  succession  and  the  creation  of  a 
spurious  episcopacy;  and  although  this  correspond- 
ence probably  did  call  forth  some  feeling  between 
them,  it  never  prevented  friendly  intercourse.  And  it 
is  only  by  reading  between  lines  that  one  can  discover 
in  the  letters  of  Bishop  White,  to  him  and  to  my 
father,  the  evidence  of  a  mental  resei-\'ation  in  his 
expressions  of  friendship,  suggestive  of  his  inability 
to  forget  the  criticism  of  his  Churchmanship. 

My  father  told  me  that  Bishop  Jarvis  was  a  remark- 
ably fine  reader,  and  that  his  reading  of  the  Church 
Burial  Office  was  most  solemn  and  impressive.  While 
he  was  probably  slow  and  deliberate.  Bishop  White 
was  criticized  as  being  too  rapid  in  his  reading. 
Bishop  White  tells  in  his  "  Memoirs  "  that  once  when 
Bishop  Jar\'is  was  his  guest  he  asked  him  to  read 
family  prayers,  and  then  remarked  that  if  they  could 


-98- 

be  mixed  together  they  would  be  pronounced  two  very 
clever  fellows. 

My  father  told  me  that  when  Bishop  White  and 
Bishop  Jarvis  met  in  Convention,  Bishop  White  pro- 
posed that  Bishop  Jarvis  should  preside  in  virtue  of 
his  being  the  Bishop  of  the  Primal  Sec.  To  this 
Bishop  Jarvis  replied  saying,  "  God  forbid  that  I 
should  preside  over  my  Consecrator."  The  principle 
of  presidenc)^  by  seniority  was  happily  adopted,  and 
the  door  was  closed  against  the  machinations  of 
ambition,  and  the  strife  for  preeminence.  Owing  to 
the  infirmities  of  old  age,  the  principle  has  no  doubt 
a  disadvantage ;  but  its  advantages  to  the  peace  and 
quiet  of  the  Church,  and  the  preservation  of  eqnalit}^ 
among  our  Bishops,  have  far  more  than  counter- 
balanced it.  It  has  also  closed  the  door  to  the  wran- 
gling of  religious  parties.  Should  the  Church  in  the 
future  unhappily  seek  to  change  this  wise  and  good 
policj',  it  would  be  well  to  consider  whether  it  would 
not  be  wise  and  safe  to  adopt  the  suggestion  of  Bishop 
White  and  make  the  senior  Diocese  of  the  American 
Church  the  center  of  its  unity  rather  than  to  subjedl 
it  to  the  dangers  of  an  elective  primacy. 

Bishop  Jarv'is  lost  his  wife  in  iSoi.  My  grand- 
mother was  a  lady  of  rare  gentleness  and  sweetness 
of  disposition.  The  Bishop  lived  in  loneliness  for  five 
years,  but  in  1806  he  went  to  visit  a  widow  in  her 
affliction.  She  was  a  woman  of  great  beauty  and 
loveliness  of  charadler,  and  in  his  efforts  to  console 
her,  he  found  consolation  for  himself  as  well.  They 
were  married  by  Bishop  Mooi'e  in  Trinity  Church, 
New  York,  surrendering  independence  on  the  Fourth 


of  July.  His  happiness  was  needed  to  sustain  and 
comfort  him  in  the  severe  attacks  of  asthma  which 
came  upon  him  with  increasing  frequency  and  power. 
The  end  of  a  long  life  came  in  1813.  The  Rev. 
Henry  Whitlock,  on  the  30th  of  April,  wrote  to  my 
father  at  Bloomingdale  in  part  as  follows  :  "  Yesterday 
your  Rt.  Rev.  and  dear  Father  was  seized  with  a 
tremor,  faintness,  and  other  symptoms  which  give  us 
alarm.  The  danger  to  be  apprehended  from  a  sudden 
seizure  at  his  time  of  life  you  will  yourself  well 
understand.  He  may  be  much  better,  biit  the  appre- 
hensions of  his  physician,  Dr.  Munson,  are  unfavor- 
able." Dr.  Munson  in  his  letter,  after  attending  to 
the  ph3-sical  symptoms,  added  as  follows  :  "  On  Satur- 
day morning  he  (the  Bishop)  voluntarily  obser\^ed  to 
me,  that  he  had  lived  to  a  comparative  great  age ;  but 
reviewing  life  it  was  short  and  for  himself  as  nothing; 
and  looking  forward  it  was  onl}'  on  the  great  atone- 
ment and  sacrifice  made  for  him  by  our  Blessed  Lord 
that  all  his  hopes  were  founded."  This  was  delivered 
in  a  broken,  sententious  manner,  and  from  sundry 
broken  sentences  it  appeared  that  he  was  filled  with 
great  abasement  and  humbleness  of  spirit.  Thus  died 
the  second  Bishop  of  Connedlicut,  as  befitted  a  Priest 
and  an  Apostle  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton,  afterwards  the  President 
and  benefactor  of  Trinit}^  College,  wrote  thus  to  my 
father  on  the  19th  of  May,  1S13.  "Your  letter,  my 
dear  Jarv-is,  containing  the  unwelcome  intelligence  of 
your  father's  decease,  filled  my  heart  with  sorrow. 
Had  I  no  interest  in  the  venerable  Bishop  than  as 
the  beloved   father  of  my  friend,   I  could  have  sym- 


-lOO — 


pathized  with  you  most  sincerely  in  the  irreparable 
loss  which  j^ou  have  sustained.  But,  in  the  death  of 
Bishop  Jarvis,  I  have  other  cause  for  grief  than  that 
of  friendship  for  his  son.  I,  too,  have  experienced  a 
loss.  The  Bishop  was  my  spiritual  teacher,  and  my 
spiritual  father.  By  the  putting  on  of  his  hands  I 
received  the  gift  of  God  which  is  in  me,  and  under 
his  episcopal  jurisdicflion  for  years  dispensed  the  Word 
of  Life.  He  also  honored  me  with  his  personal  friend- 
ship, and  his  condu6l  towards  me  was  ever  that  of 
kindness  and  esteem.  His  departure,  therefore,  as  it 
relates  only  to  myself,  I  cannot  but  deeply  regret, 
and  his  memory  will  ever  be  dear  to  me. 

As  a  Bishop  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  the  death  of 
your  father  will  be  sorely  felt.  He  was  a  disciple  of 
the  old  school,  a  learned,  pious,  and  decided  Church- 
man. His  zeal  for  God  was  according  to  knowledge. 
He  loved  the  Church,  delighted  in  its  welfare  and 
was  desirous  to  transmit  it  to  posterity  free  from 
innovations.  But  it  has  pleased  God  to  remove  him 
from  this  militant  Church,  we  trust,  to  the  Church 
Triumphant,  where  among  those  who  have  died  in 
the  Lord  he  now  rests  from  his  labors,  and  his  works 
do  follow  him." 


The  Life  and  Times  of  the  Second 
Bishop  of  Connecticut 


BY 


The  Rev.  JOSEPH  HOOPER,  M.A. 

Rector  of  the  Church  of  the   Epiphany,   Durham,  and  Lecturer  upon   American 
Church  History,  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Mie/dlelawn 


ADDRESS 


There  was  on  ]\Iay  5tli,  1796,  a  notable  gathering 
of  the  Clerg}^  and  Laymen  of  the  then  young  Diocese 
of  Connecticut  in  the  first  Trinity  Church.  They 
had  come  over  roads  then  beginning  to  be  fragrant 
with  the  blossoms  of  spring  to  this  elm-shaded  city, 
that  they  might  mourn  the  departure  of  their  head, 
the  apostolic  Seabury  ;  that  with  wisdom  and  delibera- 
tion they  might,  under  the  guidance  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  choose  some  godly  and  well-learned  man  to  be 
their  Bishop. 

From  the  pulpit  high  against  the  wall  the  preacher, 
a  dear  friend  of  Bishop  Seabury,  with  deep  emotion, 
with  well-chosen  words  expounded  the  passage  in  the 
seventh  verse  of  the  thirteenth  chapter  of  the  epistle 
to  the  Hebrews,  "  Remember  them  which  have  the 
rule  over  you,  who  have  spoken  unto  you  the  word  of 
God,  whose  faith  follow,  considering  the  end  of  their 
conversation,"  and  applied  them  to  their  first  Bishop. 

]\Iore  than  one  hiindred  3-ears  have  rolled  b}-,  3'ears 
of  effort  and  accomplishment,  both  in  the  State  and 
the  Diocese,  and  once  more  there  gather  in  New 
Haven  Clergy  and  Laymen  of  Connecticut.  They 
have  come  with  a  desire  to  know  something  of  the 
past  and  to  forecast    the    future.     There  meet    here 


— 104 — 

to-day  the  new  and  old.  We  look  back  to  the  time 
of  slow  and  almost  imperceptible  growth  and  forward 
to  the  enlarged  work  and  more  onerous  burdens  which 
the  Lord  would  lay  upon  us  and  upon  him  who  is  to 
be,  in  this  Mother  Diocese,  the  Coadjutor  of  that  man 
whom  we  love  for  his  learning,  his  modesty,  his  kind- 
ness, his  gentleness,  and  in  whom  we  recognize  a 
type  of  the  true  Conne6licut  Churchman,  John 
Williams,  our  Diocesan  and  the  presiding  Bishop  of 
the  American  Church.  IMany  3^ears  may  he  live  to 
guide  us  b}^  his  counsel  and  cheer  us  by  his  example. 
We  are  here  to  remember  the  way  God  has  led  us  all 
these  years ;  we  are  here  that  we  may  not  idly  and 
listlessly  turn  back  the  pages  of  our  history 

' '  where,  closely  mingling,  pale  and  glow 
The  characters  of  joy  and  woe, " 

where  we  may  find  some  events  written  large  and  fair, 
others  faint  and  obscure  ;  but  that  we  may,  by  opening 
the  book  of  the  past,  learn  what  were  the  motives, 
what  the  principles,  what  the  anions  of  those  who 
shaped  the  course  of  the  American  Church,  when  she 
was  small,  weak,  despised, — when  such  taunts  as  "  I 
did  not  know  there  was  an  Episcopal  Church,"  were 
common  in  some  parts  of  our  covintry. 

Among  the  pioneers  and  founders,  without  forget- 
ting many  other  honored  names,  ConneAicut  would 
place  that  of  Abraham  Jarvis,  Do6lor  in  Divinity,  the 
second  Bishop  of  this  Diocese. 

The  honor  justly  due  to  the  first  Bishop  of  Con- 
neAicut,  the  heroic  Seabury,  has  partially  obscured 
the  fame  of  his  friend  and  successor. 


— 105— 

Coucerning  Bishop  Seabury  much  has  been  written  ; 
very  little  has  been  said  of  Bishop  Jarvas.  Bishop 
Seabury  ^^•as  an  author  of  acknowledged  ability  and 
attraftiveness  ;  two  sermons  and  one  Episcopal  charge 
are  the  onlj^  publications  of  Bishop  Jarvis.*  Bishop 
Seabury  was  a  pioneer ;  to  Dr.  Jarvis  fell  the  task  of 
sustaining  and  strengthening  the  work  his  prede- 
cessor had  begun. 

It  seems  to  be  fitting  that  the  American  Church 
should,  in  this  one  hundredth  3^ear  after  his  election 
and  Consecration  to  the  Episcopate  of  Connedlicut, 
know  what  manner  of  man  he  was,  and  why  for  nearly 
fifty  years  he  was  a  power  among  his  brethren.  They 
always  recognized  his  sound  judgment  and  the  great 
executive  abilit}^  which  fitted  him  for  the  man}'  deli- 
cate duties  they  laid  upon  him.  He  was,  b}'  both 
inheritance  and  convidlion,  a  Churchman,  and  knew 
the  full  strength  of  the  Church's  position. 

Abraham,  the  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Captain 
Samuel  and  Naomi  (Brush)  Jar\-is,  was  born  in  the 
pleasant  shore  town  of  Norwalk,  Connedlicut,  on  May 
5,  1739.  His  father  belonged  to  a  well  known  and 
highl}^  esteemed  famil}'  of  Huguenot  descent,  which 
had  been  for  many  3'ears  settled  at  Huntington,  Long 
Island.  In  1737  he  had  conformed  to  the  Church  of 
England,  and  never  faltered  in  his  allegiance  to  her 
scriptural  and  Catholic  principles.  His  muscular  and 
sturdy  churchmanship  is  shown  in  this  incident  pre- 
ser\'ed  by  his  grandson,  that  elegant  scholar,  Dr. 
Samuel  Farmar  Jarvis.f 

*  See  Note  I,  page  245. 
t  See  footnote,  page  112. 


—loC^- 

Wlien  the  earnest  and  persuasive  Whitfield  was 
arousing  and  electrifying  New  Bngland  by  his  elo- 
quence, he  visited,  among  other  towns,  Norwalk. 
Captain  Jarvis  had  forbidden  his  sons  to  attend  any  of 
the  meetings.  One  night,  disregarding  their  father's 
command,  two  of  his  elder  sons  went.  When  Captain 
Jarvis  knew  where  they  had  gone,  horsewhip  in  hand 
he  sought  them,  and  found  them  in  the  very  center  of 
the  throng,  kneeling  among  the  rapt  and  entranced 
worshippers  nearest  the  great  preacher.  Making  his 
way  through  the  large  audience  and  vigorously  apply- 
ing the  whip  to  their  shoulders,  he  ignominiously 
drove  them  home,  the  laughing  stock  of  all  who  saw 
them. 

With  such  a  father  it  can  well  be  imagined  that  the 
young  Abraham  would  be  early  broiight  to  the  min- 
ister to  receive  Holy  Baptism,  and  called  upon  "  to 
hear  sermons  "  in  the  small  structure  that  then  served 
for  St.  Paul's  Parish,  Norwalk.  Undoubtedly  he 
listened  with  childish  interest  to  the  Rev.  Henry 
Caner,  who,  from  his  home  at  Fairfield,  journeyed 
periodically  to  Norwalk  to  minister  to  the  little  band 
of  Church  people. 

His  secular  education  was  the  best  that  could  then 
be  obtained.  After  a  course  in  the  schools  of  Norwalk, 
he  was  sent  to  the  home  of  a  brother,  a  prosperous 
farmer  at  Stratford,  and  placed  under  the  care  of  the 
Rev.  Noah  Wells,  the  Congregational  minister  of  the 
town,  whose  ability  as  a  teacher  and  tenacity  as  a 
controversialist  are  still  remembered.  His  delight  in 
study  was  intense.  ]\Ir.  Jarvis,  during  his  school  boy 
days,  always  rose  before  daylight,  and  lighting  a  pitch- 


— 107 — 

pine  torch,  for  candles  were  then  expensive,  lie  would 
eagerly  learn  his  assigned  lesson  in  the  dry  text-books 
of  the  period,  Lilly's  Grammar  and  the  Colloquies  of 
Corderius  and  Brasmiis. 

By  the  fall  of  1757  he  was  well  prepared  to  enter 
Yale  College.  He  was  a  diligent  student,  and,  like 
the  few  Churchmen  who  were  his  classmates  and 
associates  in  other  classes,  was  compelled  to  suffer  for 
his  faith.  One  anecdote  of  his  college  life  still  sur- 
vives. 

As  Mr.  Jarv'is  went  one  day  to  the  Dean  Berkeley 
Library,'-'  he  met  coming  from  it  a  classmate  with  a 
large  folio  under  his  arm.  Addressing  him  by  the 
title  which  his  superior  age  had  given  him  among  his 
associates,  Mr.  Jarvis  said :  "  What  have  you  there, 
father?"  "I  thought  I  would  like  to  read  a  little 
about  Ecclesiastical  Polity,  and  I  have  found  a  book 
iipon  it  written  by  Mr.  Richard  Hooker."  "  Have  a 
care,  father,  as  sure  as  you  live  he  will  make  a  Church- 
man of  you."  "Oh,  dear,  will  he?"  and  the  young 
man  returned  the  dangerous  volume  to  its  shelf. 

Mr.  Jarvis  graduated  in  1761,  and  immediately 
commenced  to  prepare  for  the  Holy  Ministry.  Soon 
after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Jarvis  was  invited  to  become 
lay  reader  in  the  mission  at  Middletown,  an  important 
center  for  a  large  and  growing  work,  which  was  then 
vacant  by  the  unexpedled  resignation  of  the  Rev. 
Ichabod  Camp,  its  first  resident  missionary,  and  his 
removal  to  North  Carolina. 

The  Churchmen  of  Middletown  had  received  the 
scholarly  ministrations  of  the   Rev.  James  Wetmore, 

*  See  Note  II,  page  245. 


— io8— 

tlie  friend  of  Johnson  and  Cutler,  who  from  his  parish 
at  Rye,  New  York,  came  at  least  anniially  to  his 
native  town  during  the  years  from  1725  to  1745  to 
hold  for  relatives  and  friends  the  services  of  the  Church 
of  England.  It  became  one  of  the  stations  in  the 
wide  missionary  circuit  of  the  Rev.  Ebenezer  Punder- 
son,  of  North  Gro ton,  from  1745  until  Mr.  Camp  took 
charge  in  1752,  under  whom,  in  1755,  the  first  Christ 
Church  was  built  near  the  South  Green. 

Mr.  Jarvis  did  with  faithful  energ}'  his  work  at 
IMiddletown,  and  soon  strongly  attached  the  people  to 
him.  He  studied  theology  assiduousl}',  and  when 
obliged  to  leave  the  town  to  be  inoculated  for  the 
smallpox,  that  dread  of  our  forefathers,  resided  for 
some  time  in  the  family  of  that  acute  theologian  and 
defender  of  the  Church's  polit}',  Dr.  Thomas  Bradbury 
Chandler,  of  Blizabethtown,  New  Jersey. 

Living  in  a  household  loving  and  united,  with  a 
wise  and  prudent  head,  Mr.  Jarvis  would  learn  many 
useful  lessons  in  addition  to  the  more  formal  instruc- 
tion in  theology  which  no  one  in  the  colonies,  with 
the  exception  of  President  Johnson,  of  King's  College, 
(now  Columbia  University,)  was  more  competent  to 
give  the  young  student  than  Dr.  Chandler. 

Mr.  Jarvis  seems  to  have  been  full}'  prepared  for 
Ordination  in  the  Spring  of  1763,  and  had  evidently 
"  received  leave  "  from  the  Society  to  go  to  England. 
On  March  21,  1763,  at  a  meeting  of  the  parishioners 
of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  it  was  voted  :  "  That  a 
rate  of  three  pence  on  the  pound  on  the  list  of  1762, 
shall  be  forthwith  colleAed  and  paid  to  the  Wardens, 
to  be  applied  to  defray  the  charges  of  Mr.  Abraham 


— 109 — 

Jarv'is,  in  his  going  to  England  to  take  Orders." 
Doubtful  whether  this  assessment  would  yield  the 
full  sum  of  "  fort}^  pounds  sterling,  to  be  advanced 
to  Mr.  Jarvis,"  the  Wardens  were  authorized  to  bor- 
row, "  from  some  person  that  will  lend  it,"  whatever 
amount  might  be  necessary  to  make  up  the  deficiency. 
In  the  fall  of  1763  Mr.  Jarvis  sailed  for  England, 
accompanied  by  his  life-long  friend,  Bela  Hubbard, 
aftenvard  for  many  years  the  honored  Rec^lor  of  Trinity 
Church,  New  Haven,  and  William  Walter,  afterward 
successively  Reftor  of  Trinity  Church,  and  Christ 
Church,  Boston.  The  young  men  arrived  safely  in 
December.  Their  first  duty  when  they  reached  Lon- 
don was  to  pa}-  visits  of  ceremony  to  the  aged  Bishop 
of  London,  Dr.  Osbaldiston,  then  spending  the  closing 
months  of  his  life  in  strict  retirement,  and  to  Dr.  Burton, 
the  Secretar}'^  of  the  venerable  Society  for  the  Propaga- 
tion of  the  Gospel.  Arrangements  were  soon  made  for 
their  canonical  examinations  bj'  the  Chaplains  of  the 
Bishop  of  London.  When  these  examinations  had  been 
successfully  sustained  and  while  the  candidates  Avere 
awaiting  Ordination  and  before  they  sailed,  they 
visited  some  of  the  famous  places  of  the  Mother 
Country.*  At  length  the  Bishop  issued  his  commission 
to  Dr.  Frederick  Keppel,  Bishop  of  Exeter,  who,  in  the 
"  Royal  Chapel  of  Saint  James,  Westminster,"  on 
Sunda}^  February-  5,  1764,  admitted  to  the  H0I3'  Order 
of  Deacons,  William  Walter,  Bela  Hubbard,  and 
Abraham  Jar\'is.  They  were  ordained  to  the  Priest- 
hood in  "  the  Parish  Church  of  Saint  James,  West- 
minster,"  on  Sunda}',   February  19,  bj^  the  Rt.  Rev. 

*  See  Appendix  I,  page  254. 


-I  I( 


Charles  Lyttleton,  Bishop  of  Carlisle.  They  were 
licensed  by  the  Bishop  of  London  to  officiate  in  the 
Plantations,  on  February  28,  1764.* 

The  friends  sailed  in  April  and  arrived  at  Boston  in 
June.  Mr.  Jarvis  journeyed  to  his  parish  by  way  of 
Hartford,  which,  says  his  son,  he  reached  on  "  EleAion 
Day."  On  that  day,  when  the  new  Governor  was  in- 
augurated, it  was  long  a  Conne6licut  custom  for  the 
Governor  and  his  staff  to  attend  in  state  a  service  in 
which  a  sermon  was  preached  by  some  eminent  divine. 
This  was  followed  by  an  elaborate  dinner  for  the 
officials,  the  Clergy  and  invited  guests.  The  cere- 
mony always  drew  together  the  most  prominent  people 
in  the  Colony,  both  Clerical  and  Lay.  The  preacher, 
noticing  Mr.  Jarvis  in  the  congregation,  paused  in  his 
discourse,  and  pointing  at  him  the  finger  of  scorn,  said 
in  a  tone  of  angry  contempt :  "  What  do  they  not  de- 
serve who  cross  the  Atlantic  to  bring  in  Episcopal  tyran- 
ny and  superstition  among  us  ?"  Mr.  Jarvis,  finding 
himself  the  observed  of  all  observers,  quietly  rose  from 
his  seat,  and  with  calm  dignit}^  looked  around  upon 
the  assemblage,  in  which  was  gathered  the  power, 
wealth  and  beaut}'  of  his  native  colony.  Stung  to 
the  quick  by  this  insult  to  the  Church  and  Crown, 
the  burly  captain  of  a  man-of-war,  then  lying  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Connefticut,  sprang  up  and  shouted  im- 
petuously :  "  The  infernal  rascal,  let  us  pull  him  out 
of  the  pulpit."  One  may  look  in  vain  for  this  inter- 
polation in  the  printed  sermon,  or  in  any  periodical  of 
the  day.     It  created  a  profound  sensation,  and  among 

*For  copies  of  Mr.  Jarvis's  letters  of  orders,  see  Note  III,  page  246. 


-III- 


Churclimen  was  a  topic  of  animated  discussion.  Mr. 
Jar\ds  proceeded  wdthout  further  incident  to  his  parish, 
where  he  was  wannl}-  welcomed.'-' 

A  committee  was  appointed  b}^  a  parish  meeting 
held  August  i,  1764,  to  wait  upon  I\Ir.  Jar\as  and  "  to 
acquaint  him  that,  exclusive  of  the  sum  of  twenty 
pounds  sterling,  what  the  Society  for  the  Propagation 
of  the  Gospel  in  foreign  parts  allowed  to  this  mission, 
the  Church  has  agreed  to  raise  sevent}'  pounds  ster- 
ling, for  his  support  as  minister  of  Christ  Church  in 
Middleto\^Ti,  he  officiating  as  minister  ;  to  which  he 
returned  an  ansv/er  that  he  accepted  said  offer." 

For  some  reason,  which  no  available  records,  either 
of  the  venerable  Society  or  of  the  parish  of  IMiddletown 
explain,  the  sum  previously  given  by  the  Society,  for 
the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  to  Christ  Church, 
IMiddletowTi,  was  withdrawn.  Mr.  Jar\4s  w-as  never 
enrolled  among  the  missionaries  of.  that  "  truly 
Christian  organization,"  which  did  so  much  for  the 
upbuilding  of  the  Colonial  Church.  His  whole  clerical 
income  was  from  the  salary  pledged  b}'  the  parish, 
which  was  seldom  pai'd  in  full.  The  Society-  sent 
him,  at  the  solicitation  of  the  clergy  of  Connecticut, 
"  gratuities  "  of  ten  pounds  each  at  various  times 
during  the  ten  3^ears  from  1765  to  i775.t  This  did 
not  discourage  him  in  his  good  work,  which  was  ex- 
tended into  the  countr}^  surrounding  Middletown  for 
a  distance  of  ten  or  twelve  miles.     We  learn  from  a 

*  This  is  told  by  Dr.  Jarv-is  as  happening  in  the  year  of  his  father's 
arrival,  but  as  the  dates  conflict,  must  have  been  in  some  other  year.  I 
give  the  story  as  foimd  in  Dr.  Jar\-is's  "Memoir." 

t  See  Note  IV,  page  247. 


-112- 


memorandum  made  by  him,  that  there  were  at  one 
time  three  hundred  and  sixty-five  souls  under  his 
pastoral  care,  of  whom  one  hundred  and  fifty  were 
communicants.  The  general  negleA  by  the  minis- 
ters of  the  Standing  Order  to  urge  upon  the  members 
of  their  congregations  the  necessity  of  infant  Baptism 
led  many  Congregationalists  to  bring  their  children  to 
Church  of  England  clergymen  for  Holy  Baptism.  It 
is  said  that  on  a  certain  Sunday  evening  Mr.  Jarvis 
baptized  eighty-seven  children  and  ten  adults.  His 
readiness  to  minister  to  those  destitute  of  religious 
privileges  led  him  to  undertake  extensive  missionary 
tours  in  the  remoter  parts  of  the  county.  In  the  vig- 
orous parish  organized  by  energetic  Churchmen  at 
Hartford  he  had  a  great  interest.  He  frequently 
officiated  there,  and  in  every  way  encouraged  them  in 
their  good  work.  The  suggestion  had  indeed  been 
made  to  unite  Hartford  and  Middletown  into  a  mission 
under  the  care  of  Mr.  Jar\'is.  This,  however,  did  not 
seem  feasible  to  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of 
the  Gospel,  which  at  this  time  was  unwilling  to 
organize  any  new  missions  in  New  England. 

On  May  25,  1766,  in  Trinity  Church,  New  York 
City,  Mr.  Jarvis  was  happily  married  to  Ann,  daughter 
of  Mr.  Samuel  Farmar,*  a  well  known  merchant  of 
New  York,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Auchmuty.  Mrs.  Jarvis 
was  a  womau  of  superior  accomplishments,  and  made 
for  her  husband  a  pleasant  home,  to  which  his  friends 
were  ever  welcome.  Members  of  Christ  Church 
united  in  July,  176S,  to  purchase  a  glebe  of  one  acre 

*  The  present  representative  of  the  Jar\^is  family  has  reverted  to  the 
original  spelling,  Fertuor. 


—113— 

of  land  with  a  dwelling-house  and  other  buildings 
upon  it,  situated  upon  the  southwest  comer  of  Church 
and  South  Main  streets,  from  Andrew  Johnson,  for 
$200.  In  this  house  IVIr.  Jands  lived  more  than  thirty 
years.  He  dispensed  a  generous  hospitality  and  be- 
came known  far  and  Avide  as  a  man  of  mark  among 
his  brethren.  On  September  14,  1779,  his  first  child, 
a  son  named  Samuel  Farmar,  was  bom,  who  died  in 
infanc}'.  His  second  son,  also  named  Samuel  Farmar, 
was  bom  on  Januar}'  20,  1786,  and  became  the  dis- 
tinguished scholar  and  historiographer  of  the  Church, 
whose  memory  is  still  precious. 

While  his  marriage  had  relieved  him  from  anj^  finan- 
cial anxiet}^,  he  still  felt  that  it  was  due  to  himself  to 
receive  an  adequate  support :  he  knew  that  many  of 
his  brethren  were  suffering.  He  had  no  other  reason 
than  that  for  writing  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Society 
for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  this  letter,  which 
has  never  before  been  piiblished  in  full.  It  shows 
that  he  had  a  due  regard  for  the  proper  maintenance 
of  those  who  were  doing  the  Lord's  work  in  a  new 
country.  He  is  careful  to  show  that  the  members  of 
the  parish  did  all  thej^  could  ;  but,  without  condemning 
the  Societ}'  for  withdrawing  the  stipend,  he  urges  the 
serious  need  of  the  amount  they  had  promised.  It  is 
the  letter  of  a  man  who  is  determined  to  do  his  full 
duty,  and  who  wishes  that  those  to  whom  had  been 
given  the  charge  of  the  maintenance  of  the  missions 
in  America  should  know  the  exadl  state  of  the  case. 

MlDDLETOWN,   Nov.  21,    1767. 

Rev"*.  Sir  :  I  beg  leave  in  this,  particular!}'  to  acknowledge 
the  Favour  of  j^our  Letter  of  April  26,  1767.     Your  expressive 


—114— 

Benevolence  and  the  entire  Goodness  of  the  Society  towards 
my  indigent  Station  demand  my  unfeigned  Tlianks  and  warm- 
est Gratitude.  If  in  the  Freedom  of  my  last  Letter,  my  Solici- 
tude suggested  any  Expressions  that  hinted  but  a  Doubt  of 
these,  I  am  really  sorr}',  and  can  only  relj'  on  your  Indulgence 
and  Discernment  to  allow  them  no  Sense  but  that  of  speaking 
the  Desire  I  felt.  I  apprehend  it  is  well  consistant  with  the 
Dignity  of  the  Office  I  have  the  Honour  to  sustain  in  the  best 
of  Churches,  to  be  anxious  that  the  Character  may  be  sup- 
ported above  Contempt :  which  in  these  Times  will  hardlj^  be 
without  some  such  convenient  Degree  of  external  circumstances 
as  may  command  Respect :  For  alas  !  Such  is  the  Corruption, 
that  the  Excellencj^  of  Holy  Things  and  Offices,  is  little 
attended  to  when  destitute  of  a  competent  Aid  from  the  World. 
Clothe  the  Office  of  Christ  in  Rags,  and  it  will  sink  in  Neglect 
and  Dishonour,  and  be  as  undesirable  as  he  himself  was. 

Experience  gives  but  how  melancholly  a  Proof  of  this,  ex- 
emplified in  the  Church  among  us,  as  more  or  less  respected  in 
particular  Congregations  according  as  its  Maintenance  is 
reputable.  That  Respect  gives  Advantage  to  its  Growth, 
and  removes  a  great  Disadvantage  its  Adversaries  improve 
against  it. 

Therefore  it  is  I  venture  on  such  Importunity  to  serve  the 
Church  in  this  Place,  which  is  very  sensibly  done  by  every 
Favour  that  promotes  its  competent  Maintenance.  To  show 
you  how  deficient  that  is  at  present  I  most  cheerfully  follow 
your  Requisition  in  the  detail  of  what  the  Gentlemen  of  my 
Parish  allow  me  annually.  I  never  yet  have  received  above 
fifty  Pounds  Sterling  annually  from  the  Parish  as  their  Tax 
for  my  Support  and  the  Profits  otherways  are  to  inconsiderable 
to  deserve  mention  :  and  even  that  Sum  is  diminished  in  its 
Value  by  the  Manner  of  Payment,  as  I  usually  receive  but 
part  of  it  in  Monej%  and  that  paid  in  small  Sums  at  different 
Times  :  the  rest  in  Necessaries  for  my  Family's  use  at  a  Dis- 
advantage, as  I  could  get  tho.se  supplies  cheaper  and  to  greater 
Convenience  with  the  Money.  It  is  true  they  engaged  from  the 
first  to  give  about  twenty  Pounds  more  and  the  reason  of  their 


—  US- 
Failure  is  rather  because  it  overreached  their  abilities,  than 
any  neglect  of  doing  what  they  could,  as  many  poor  people 
can  do  little,  in  Reality  Nothing  more  than  to  provide  a  few 
slender  Comforts  for  their  own  Families. 

Could  their  Burden  be  alleviated,  I  should  be  in  good  Hopes 
they  would  be  enabled  to  purchase  a  Glebe  House,  thro'  the 
want  of  which  I  at  present  undergo  manj^  Inconveniences. 
This  I  believe  would  have  been  accomplished  had  they  not 
been  disappointed  of  the  Assistance  promis'd  by  Mr.  St. 
George  Talbot,  deceased.  Their  Aim  in  Soliciting  him  was  to 
improve  what  he  should  please  to  give  for  that  purpose. 

To  the  Superior  Discretion  of  the  Venerable  Society,  and 
the  Consistaucy  of  it  in  their  very  extensive  Attention  to  the 
Interest  of  Religion  in  general,  I  must  however,  submit  our 
urgent  Need :  and  also  the  Importance  of  supporting  the 
Church  in  this  Place  as  the  only  one  on  Connecticut  River, 
and  the  Communication  the  Town  has  in  its  Commerce  with  a 
number  of  the  most  populous  Towns  in  the  Colonj',  that  lie 
above  on  the  same  :  cherishing  Hopes  in  the  good  Providence 
of  God  that  some  happy  issue  may  attend  us.  With  ardent 
Prayers  to  God  for  his  Blessing  on  the  Society's  Labours  and 
their  and  your  Prosperity  and  Welfare,  I  am  Revd.  Sir, 

Their  and  your  most  Obed't  hum'le  Serv't, 

Abraham  Jarvis. 

To  the  Reverend  Dr.  Burton, 

Secretary  to  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel 
in  foreign  Parts, 

Abingdon  Street,  Westminster. 

As  the  Revolution  approached,  a.s  the  calm  that 
followed  the  peace  of  1 763,  when  England  became  mas- 
ter of  North  America,  was  rudely  disturbed,  and  the 
true  loyalty  and  love  of  a  united  British  empire  which 
had  gro-wn  out  of  the  serving  together  of  Regulars  and 
Provincials  in  the  forests  of  New  York  and  Canada, 


— ii6— 

sliaring  danger  and  achieving  triumph  for  British 
valor,  were  succeeded  b}'  the  oppressive  measures  of 
the  ill-advised  ministers  of  the  Crown,  the  condition  of 
the  Clergy  of  the  Church  of  Bngland  became  a  criti- 
cal one.  The  same  love  of  freedom  was  in  the  hearts 
of  many,  as  it  was  in  the  hearts  and  on  the  lips 
of  the  men  led  by  Samuel  Adams,  in  Boston,  or 
aroused  by  Patrick  Henry's  impetuous  speech  in 
Virginia.  In  Connefticut  the  greater  number  of 
Clergy  were  natives,  and  knew  what  it  had  cost  to 
found  and  maintain  the  colony.  They  were  sensible 
that  those  who  lived  across  a  wide  sea  could  not 
always  judge  wisely  of  the  needs  of  the  Colonists, 
coald  not  administer  affairs  with  the  same  prudence 
as  those  who  were  intimately  acquainted  with  the 
varying  dispositions  and  abilities  of  the  thirteen 
colonies. 

The  right  of  remonstrance  and  petition  these  sons 
of  Connefticut  fully  conceded,  and  they  thought  that 
measures  of  conciliation  would  in  the  end  redress  all 
abuses  and  heal  all  breaches.  The  Connefticut 
Clergy,  as  well  as  those  in  the  other  colonies,  had 
taken  a  solemn  vow  at  their  Ordination  to  support  the 
Crown.  They  dared  not  break  that ;  they  would  not 
allow  that  it  could  be  violated  without  sin.  Open 
revolt  they,  as  men  of  peace,  as  sincere  lovers  of  their 
countr^^,  in  which  they  included  Great  Britain,  could 
not  countenance. 

We  may  say  they  were  mistaken,  we  may  say  that 
those  who  like  William  White  of  Pennsylvania 
became  patriots  were  right ;  but  we  cannot  condemn 
them  for  inconsistency  or  lack  of  proper  respedl  for 


—117— 

constituted  authority.  The  Clergy  of  Connedlicut, 
when  to  words  of  petition  succeeded  the  clash  of 
resounding  arms,  when  the  Congress  had  declared  the 
Colonies  free  and  independent  states,  met  in  solemn 
convention  at  New  Haven,  on  July  23,  1776,  with  Mr. 
Jarvis  as  President,  and  determined  that,  since  the 
prayers  for  the  Royal  Family  could  not  be  used,  and 
they  would  not  mutilate  the  service,  to  suspend  the 
public  use  of  the  Book  of  Common  Pra3-er.'-' 

One  brave  man  however,  the  noble  confessor,  John 
Beach,  at  Newtowoi  and  on  Redding  Ridge  determined, 
as  he  said,  "  to  pray  for  the  King  until  the  rebels  cut 
his  tongue  out."  He  was  cruelly  treated,  but  did  not 
live  to  see  the  close  of  the  war,  to  behold  Conne6licut 
devastated  by  Continental  and  British  soldiers,  and  to 
welcome  the  return  of  peace  and  prosperity  to  the 
land.  He  died  in  1782,  after  more  than  half  a  century 
of  effective  work.  The  bullet,  still  to  be  seen,  that 
was  fired  at  him  as  he  was  preaching,  attests  the 
courage  and  the  sincerity  of  his  convicflions  of  right 
and  duty.  He  may  serve  as  an  example  of  the  Clergy 
in  this  Colony. 

]\Ir.  Jarv'is  continued  his  ministrations  in  private, 
his  visits  to  the  sick  and  to  the  whole  within  his  cure. 
We  may  well  believe  that  in  his  own  hom.e  he  offered 
up  praj^er  and  praise.  Early  in  the  Revolution  he 
incurred  the  bitter  opposition  of  the  "  Sons  of 
Liberty,"  and  in  the  correspondence  of  Silas  Deane 
we  can  read  several  slighting  allusions  to  the  "  Tory 
parson,  Jarvis."  Several  times  the  life  of  the  Redlor 
of  MiddletOAvn  was  in  danger.     Friends  who  did  not 

*  See  Note  V,  page  24S. 


— ii8— 

share  his  opinions  shielded  him  from  the  violence  of 
the  mob.  The  story  that  is  told  of  his  visiting  a 
dying  parishioner  at  Durham,  six  miles  from  his 
home,  and  meeting  on  his  return  a  well-mounted 
horseman  who  engaged  him  in  conversation  and 
tried  to  secure  from  him  some  words  whereby  he 
might  be  accused,  shows  the  caution  and  skill  with 
which  he  held  his  opinions.  His  companion,  who 
was  a  well-known  patriot,  said  afterward,  "  The  old 
fox  was  too  cunning  for  me,  for  if  I  could  have  got 
anything  out  of  him  I  would  soon  have  had  him  off 
his  horse." 

Mr.  Jarvis  was  very  careful  in  his  ministrations  to 
all  who  needed  them,  even  if  it  brought  to  himself 
discomfort  or  peril.  Moses  Dunbar,  a  parishioner, 
was  compelled  to  leave  his  family  and  seek  refuge  on 
Long  Island  for  his  Tory  sympathies.  Returning  to 
visit  his  loved  ones,  he  was  arrested  and  condemned  as 
a  spy  to  be  hung.  Mr.  Jarvis,  at  his  request,  visited 
Mr.  Dunbar  in  the  jail  at  Hartford,  and  when  he  was 
hung  accompanied  him  to  the  scaffold.  He  was 
violently  assailed  for  this  a6l  of  Christian  duty.  A 
letter  he  wrote  in  his  calm,  dignified  st3de  to  the 
ConneAicut  papers  allayed  the  excitement.  At 
another  time  a  forged  letter  full  of  inve6live  against 
the  American  cause,  signed  Abraham  Jarvis,  was  sent 
to  New  London  for  publication.  Mr.  Green  refused 
to  pixblish  it  and  it  came  back  to  Middletown.  It 
remained  for  a  long  time  in  the  window  of  Mrs. 
Bigelow's  tavern.  One  day  Mrs.  Bigelow  called  in 
Dr.  John  Osborn,  who  was  passing,  and  said,  "  Here 
is  a  letter  which  has  been  lying  some  time  and  the 


—119— 

seal  is  partlj-  broken ;  it  is  some  plot  against  Mr. 
Jar\-is  and  I  desire  3-ou  to  open  it."  Dr.  Jarvns  sa3^s 
in  his  "  ]\Iemoir  "  that  Dr.  Osbom  did  so,  and  recog- 
nized the  handwriting  under  an  assumed  name.  "  In 
this  providential  manner  the  wicked  design  was 
defeated."* 

As  the  wear}'  contest  drew  to  a  close,  Mr.  Jars-is, 
Mr.  Tyler  of  Nonvich,  Mr.  Hubbard  of  New  Haven, 
opened  their  churches  and  read  the  ser\'ice,  omitting 
the  pra3-ers  for  the  King  and  Roj^al  Family.  The 
exadl  date  cannot  be  known,  but  it  was  before  April, 
1781,  as  in  that  month  the  vestr}^  of  St.  James,  New 
London,  resolved  "  to  call  on  some  Rev.  gentleman  to 
ofificiate  in  the  Church  of  St.  James  as  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis 
or  Mr.  Hubbard  does."t 

In  Jul}',  1780,  IMr.  Jan-is  officiated  for  two  or  three 
Sunda3-s  in  King's  Chapel,  Providence  (now  St. 
John's).  He  was  urged  to  accept  the  re6lorship  of 
that  parish,  but  declined,  preferring  to  remain  with 
those  who  had  been  under  his  care  for  nearh-  twentj' 
years. 

The  Conne61icut  Clerg}-,  though  much  troubled  and 
hunted  b\'  minute  men,  still  maintained  their  Con- 
ventions and  met  as  frequentlj-  as  pradlicable.  When 
the  issue  was  no  longer  doubtful,  when  the  United 
States  had  begun  to  pvit  on  the  form  and  semblance 
of  a  nation,  then  the  determination  that  they  must 
provide  for  themselves  an  ecclesiastical  head  became 
fixed  in  their  minds.  The}-  knew  all  the  risk  of  the 
voluntary    system ;    they   knew   that    their    salaries 

"  The  Evergreen,  III,  page  98. 

I  Hallam's  Annals  of  St.  James,  page  58. 


120 

would  be  small  and  precarious,  but  they  also  believed 
devoutly  in  the  apostolic  ministry  of  Bishops,  Priests 
and  Deacons. 

Mr.  Jarvis,  as  Secretary'  of  the  Convention,  had 
much  to  do  in  arranging  for  the  meeting  at  Woodbury, 
on  the  feast  of  the  Annunciation,  1783.  Its  happy 
result  was  undoubtedly  largely  due  to  hin:,  for  he  was 
a  leader,  and  to  him  was  entrusted  the  mission  to 
New  York,  and  the  long  and  possibly  fruitless  inter- 
views with  Clergymen  who  might  think  the  adlion  of 
Connecfhicut  precipitate.  With  the  venerable  Jeremiah 
Leaming,  whose  sufferings  in  the  war  are  well  known, 
lie  renewed  a  pleasant  intercourse.  He  had  already 
prepared  in  duplicate  the  papers  necessary  to  be  given 
to  the  English  Archbishops  by  the  Bishop-designate. 
The  original  draft  was  altered  by  his  hand  to  make  it 
apply  to  the  case  of  Dr.  Seabury,  who  undertook  the 
journey.  The  minutes  of  the  Convention  at  Wood- 
bury were  probably  in  existence  among  the  Bishop's 
papers  fifty  years  ago,  when  Dr.  Jarvis  wrote  his 
"  Memoir." 

One  Sl&.  of  the  Convention  at  Woodbury  has  some- 
times been  overlooked.  The  Redlor  of  Christ  Church, 
Philadelphia,  had  put  forth  in  the  summer  of  1782  a 
pamphlet  in  which,  considering  it  doubtful  whether 
Bngland  would  consent  to  confer  the  Kpiscopate  upon 
the  United  States,  he  devised  a  plan  for  district  assem- 
blies of  "  Episcopalians,"  as  he  styled  them,  and  the 
eledlion  of  some  suitable  presbyter  to  be  President  in 
each  one  of  them,  who,  with  the  permission  of  the 
assemblies,  was  to  set  apart  men  for  the  ministry 
until  Bishops  could  be  procured.     A  declaration  upon 


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Bpiscopacy  was  to  be  made,  stating  that  it  would  be 
adopted  whenever  possible.  The  alarm  aroused  by 
this  pamphlet  among  true  Churchmen  was  intense, 
and  nowhere  was  it  received  with  greater  apprehension 
than  in  Connedlicut.  It  was  the  work  of  the  Secretary 
of  the  Woodbury  meeting  to  draw  up,  in  the  name  of 
his  brethren,  their  solemn  protest  and  remonstrance, 
and  send  it  to  Mr.  White.  The  paper  is  strong  and 
dignified,  and  sets  forth  clearly  what  the  Church  had 
always  held  as  of  faith  concerning  the  Episcopate. 
Mr.  White  soon  after  saw  that  the  difficulties  in 
obtaining  the  succession  were  not  insuperable,  and 
lived  to  be  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  to  preside  at  the 
Consecration  of  Dr.  Jarvis,  and  to  be  for  nearl}^  fifty 
years  the  revered  patriarch  of  the  American  Church.* 

While  Dr.  Seabury  was  vainly  imploring  the  Eng- 
lish Episcopate  to  rise  superior  to  statecraft  and  polit- 
ical considerations,  it  was  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Convention  that  he  maintained  a  correspondence. 
From  the  Re6lor  of  Middletown  he  received  letters  of 
friendship  and  of  business.  To  him  that  man,  w-earied 
but  not  downcast,  turned  as  to  a  dear  friend  and 
brother. 

It  was  the  work  of  Mr.  Jarvis  and  Dr.  Leaming  to 
secure  from  the  Legislature  an  a6l  for  freedom  of  wor- 
ship which  was  passed  at  the  session  of  1784.  The 
letters  describing  the  manner  in  which  their  design 
was  obstructed  are  delightful  reading. 

When  Bishop  Seabury  reached  New  London  in 
July,   1785,  he  at  once  informed  Mr.  Jar\'is,  aud  to 

*  This  paper  of  Jlr.  Jan-is  is  printed  in  Bishop  White's  Memoirs,  edi- 
tion of  1880,  in  Appendix  III  to  page  io2,  on  pages  336-340. 


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him  was  left  tlie  duty  of  summoning  the  Convention, 
of  informing  the  candidates  for  Deacon's  Order,  and 
inviting  such  stanch  and  tried  men  as  Dr.  Parker  and 
Dr.  Moore  to  be  present.  To  his  parsonage  came  on 
that  August  day,  one  hundred  and  twelve  3^ears  ago, 
the  Bishop  of  Connedlicut  to  be  received  with  the 
honor  due  to  his  office,  and  the  affec?tion  due  to  a  be- 
loved friend.  The  contemporary  account  of  the  Con- 
vention, Ordination,  and  Convocation,  is  from  the  pen 
of  Mr.  Jarvis.  Could  it  be  found  it  would  be  an 
invaluable  document. 

In  all  the  stirring  and  perplexing  events  of  the 
years  when  uncatholic  principles  were  prevailing  in 
the  States  to  the  southward  ;  when  there  seemed  to  be 
no  plan  of  union,  or  agreement  in  sound  docftrine ; 
when  Arianism  ereAed  itself  above  the  truth  as  it  is 
in  Jesus,  and  attempted  to  invade  the  household  of 
God,  the  Churchmen  of  Connedlicut  were  brave,  reso- 
lute and  united.  They  knew  the  faith,  they  defended 
it  and  would  not  willingly  allow  one  iota  of  catholic 
and  primitive  dodlrine  to  be  lost. 

Bishop  Seabury  and  the  Clergy  of  this  Diocese  were 
so  doubtful  of  any  "  Continental  union "  of  the 
Church,  that  in  Januar}',  1787,  they  selefted  Dr. 
Jar\'is  to  go  to  Scotland  for  Consecration,  that  a  valid 
succession  might  be  obtained.  It  was  hoped  that  Dr. 
Parker  would  accompany  him.  But  the  wise  moder- 
ation of  Bishop  White  and  the  sagacity  of  Provost 
Wm.  Smith  made  that  unnecessary ;  and  when  on 
OAober  2d,  1789,  the  amended  constitution  of  the 
American  Church  was  signed  by  the  New  England 
representatives,  those  from  Connedlicut  were  Abraham 
Jarvis  and  Bela  Hubbard.     Par  nobile  fratniiii. 


—  123— 

The  death  of  Bishop  Seabur}-  in  February,  1796,* 
while  it  saddened,  did  not  discourage  the  Church  people 
of  Conue6licut.  It  was  to  them  an  occasion  of  sincere 
grief,  for  they  knew  what  he  had  wrought  for  the  up- 
building of  the  Church ;  how  he  had  wisely  and  earn- 
estly imbued  the  whole  body  of  Clergy  with  his  spirit. 
When  the  special  Convention  to  elecft  a  successor  was 
held  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  Maj^  5,  1796, 
it  was  the  Rector  of  I^Iiddletown  who  in  suitable  and 
touching  words  told  the  story  of  the  first  Diocesan 
Bishop  in  x^merica.  It  was  to  Abraham  Jarvis  that 
the  members  of  the  Con^^ention  turned  as  one  quali- 
fied by  learning,  b}-  the  regard  of  his  brethren  and  by 
his  intimate  knowledge  of  the  needs  of  the  Diocese  to 
accept  from  them  an  eledlion  as  their  spiritual  Father. 
The  records  only  show  the  fa6l  of  the  eledlion,  they  do 
not  detail  the  circumstances.  For  some  reason  not 
now  apparent,  Mr.  Jarvis  was  unacceptable  to  some 
influential  Laymen,  and  even  the  Clergy  were  divided 
in  their  preference.  It  is  stated  on  the  authority  of 
the  letter  of  the  Rev.  Abraham  L.  Clarke  to  Dr. 
Parker,  of  Boston,  that  there  were  several  ineffedlual 
ballots.  The  choice  of  a  large  majority  was  the  Rev. 
John  Bowden,  a  scholar  of  the  nicest  accuracy,  a 
gentleman  of  the  most  polished  manners,  a  contro- 
versialist of  the  most  scrupulous  courtes}^,  and  a  theo- 
logian deeply  read  and  apt  to  impart  his  knowledge 
clearly  to  others.  A  native  of  Ireland,  the  son  of  a 
British  ofl&cer,  Mr.  Bowden  had  been  most  carefully 
educated,  both  at  home  and  at  Princeton  (then  the 
College  of  New  Jersey)  and  King's  College,  from  which 

See  Note  VI,  page  24S. 


124 — 

he  was  graduated  in  1772.  He  studied  for  the  minis- 
try under  the  Clergy  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York, 
and  in  1774  was  made  Deacon  by  Dr.  Keppel,  Bishop 
of  Exeter,  and  ordained  Priest  by  Dr.  Terrick,  Bishop 
of  London.  He  became  assistant  minister  in  Trinity 
Parish,  New  York,  under  Dr.  Auchmuty  and  Dr.  Inglis, 
his  colleague  being  Dr.  Benjamin  Moore.  He  suffered 
for  his  loj'alty  to  the  Crown  while  living  in  retirement 
at  Norwalk,  and  after  the  Revolution,  when  the  new 
Trinity  Church  was  opened  for  divine  sendee,  found 
it  impossible  for  him  to  retain  his  position,  as  his  voice 
was  weak.  He  settled  at  Nonvalk  again,  becoming  rec- 
tor of  St.  Paul's  Church  in  1784.  His  weak  lungs 
compelled  him  in  1 789  to  accept  a  parish  at  St.  Croix, 
West  Indies.  This  not  proving  altogether  beneficial, 
Mr.  Bowden  returned  to  the  United  States  and  took 
up  his  abode  at  Stratford,  where  he  opened  a  classical 
school  of  high  grade. 

It  was  this  friend  of  Seabury,  this  pleader  for  a 
pure  and  catholic  religion  for  the  American  people,  that 
mauy  of  the  Connedlicut  Clergy  and  Laity  wished  to  be 
their  Bishop.  To  one  of  Mr.  Jarvis's  delicacy  of  feel- 
ing, whose  only  desire  was  the  good  of  the  Church  in 
his  native  State,  it  was  both  unpleasant  and  distress- 
ing to  be  the  subje6l  of  vigorous  debate  and  heated 
conversation.  He  was  finally  elected  by  a  majority  of 
the  tAvo  houses  of  the  Convention,  and  Mr.  Bowden, 
Mr.  Baldwin,  Col.  Joseph  Drake  and  Philip  Nichols 
were  the  committee  to  announce  to  him  his  ele6lion. 
Evidently  Mr.  Jarvis  was  hurt  and  troubled  by  the 
long  balloting  and  want  of  unanimity  and  immedi- 
ately declined  the  honor.     There  had  been  after  his 


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eledlion  no  provision  made  for  his  support.  There 
had  been  no  effort  to  begin  an  Episcopal  Fund,  and 
the  Bishop-eleft  would  be  obliged  to  depend  entirely 
upon  his  private  means.  At  the  Annual  Convention 
held  in  St.  Peter's  Church,  Cheshire,  on  June  i,  1796, 
which  considered  specialh'  the  interests  of  the  recently 
established  Episcopal  Academ}^,  Mr.  Bowden  was 
eledled  Principal,  and  a  special  Convention  for  the  elec- 
tion of  a  Bishop  was  appointed  to  be  held  in  New  Haven 
in  October,  fleeting  again  in  Trinitj^  Church,  New 
Haven,  on  Odlober  19,  1796,  there  was  no  hesitation 
seemingly  as  to  whom  all  the  clergy  and  laymen 
wanted  for  their  Episcopal  head.  The  eledlion  of  i\Ir. 
Bowden  was  unanimous.  !Mr.  Bowden  requested  time 
for  consideration  and  was  allowed  to  defer  his  answer 
until  the  Annual  Convention  of  1797,  when  in  the  old 
town  of  Derb}',  adorned  and  blessed  with  the  presence 
of  good  Dr.  Mansfield  for  so  man}-  years,  and  under  his 
presidency'  as  senior  presb3'ter,  the  Clergy  and  Laymen 
came  together  in  those  perfect  days  of  June,  of  which 
our  New  England  Lowell  sings.  Mr.  Bowden  was 
forced  to  say  that  his  health  forbade  the  acceptance  of 
the  heav}'  duties  of  the  Episcopate.  The  Convention 
then  chose  for  the  second  time,  without  a  dissenting 
voice,  the  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.,  to  be  their 
Bishop.  Dr.  Jar\'is  was  not  present  and  no  committee 
seems  to  have  been  appointed  b}-  the  Convention  to 
notif}^  him  of  his  ele(?tiou.*  The  President  and  Sec- 
retary of  each  house  were  instru6led  to  prepare  the 
proper  credentials  for  the  Bishop-elect,  and  thankfully 
the  Convention  separated,  glad  that  they  could  soon 

*  See  cop}'  of  the  Secretar}''s  letter,  Note  VII,  page  249. 


126 

expect  the  vacant  Episcopate  to  be  -worthily  filled. 
At  the  Convocation  of  Clerg}-  held  immediately  after 
the  Convention,  it  was  agreed  that  Mr.  Baldwin  be  the 
attending  Presbyter  if  Dr.  Jarvas  should  go  to  Phila- 
delphia for  Consecration,  and  that  colle^lious  be  made 
in  the  various  parishes  for  defraying  their  expenses, 
to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Hubbard  before  "  the  first  Sunday  in 
August  next."  Bishop  White,  with  that  gracious  and 
cordial  readiness  to  please  others  which  distinguished 
him,  was  willing  to  come  to  Connedlicut  for  the  Conse- 
cration, as  was  the  preference  of  the  Church  people  of 
the  State,  and  appointed  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven, 
as  the  place,  and  the  feast  of  St.  Luke  the  Evangelist  as 
the  day  Avhen  the  second  Bishop  of  Connecfticut  should 
be  admitted  to  his  high  and  holy  office."^'  It  was  in 
the  old  Trinity  Church  that  the  Bishops  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, New  York  and  Massachusetts,  with  a  large 
number  of  the  clergy  assembled,  and  an  inter- 
ested congregation  witnessed  a  service  then  celebrated 
for  the  first  time  on  the  soil  of  Connedlicut.f  The 
arrangements  for  the  service  seem  simple,  as  we  read 
them  in  the  printed  record.  There  was  first  a  special 
meetine  of  the  Convention,  after  which  divine  service 
was  attended,  Morning  Prayer  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Ives,  and  a  sermon  adapted  to  the  occasion  was  delivered 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Smith.  J  After  the  Consecration  the 
Bishop  was  "  recognized  by  the  Convention,"  the  ad- 
dress being  made  by  the  Rev.  Bela  Hubbard,  of  Trinity 

*  See  Appendix  II,  page  262,  for  contemporar\'  accounts  of  his  election 
and  Consecration,  and  Appendix  III,  page  263,  for  copies  of  original  docu- 
ments concerning  the  Consecration. 

fNote  VIII,  page  250.         J  Note  IX,  page  251. 


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Churcli,  New  Haven.  Bisliop  Jarvis's  repl}-  is  said  to 
have  been  "  suitable."*  He  then,  follo-«dng  the  pre- 
cedent of  Seabury,  delivered  bis  first  charge.  This 
was  published  and  bears  out  the  encomiums  of  those 
who  heard  it. 

Bishop  Jar\'is  had  a  high  ideal  of  his  duty  as 
Bishop,  although  retaining  for  two  years  his  parochial 
charge,  he  knew  the  needs  of  a  diocese  that  for  nearly 
two  3'ears  had  been  without  an}^  oversight,  and 
immediately  commenced  a  thorough  visitation.  His 
son,  the  finished  and  profound  student,  Dr.  Samuel  F. 
Jar\ds,  tells  us  that  his  father's  method  was  to  spend 
a  da}'  or  more  in  each  parish.  For  the  larger  and 
more  important  parishes  he  chose  Sunda}'  as  the  day 
of  visitation,  for  the  smaller  a  week  day.  The  ser^dce 
was  always  in  the  morning.  The  afternoon  was  used 
for  travelling.  In  the  evening  there  would  gather 
around  him  the  members  of  the  parish,  visiting  Clergy 
and  others,  with  whom  the  Bishop  would  have  pleasant 
and  important  interviews,  not  merel)'  the  chat  of  the 
day,  but  the  discussion  of  biblical,  theological,  and 
ecclesiastical  topics.  Bishop  Jar^as  suffered  severely 
from  asthma,  and  it  is  said  that  after  thus  bearing 
well  his  part  in  these  discussions  he  would  spend  the 
night  sitting  in  his  chair  supported  by  pillows,  in  the 
greatest  pain,  but  he  bore  all  with  patient  submission 
and  a  sweet  cheerfulness  which  brought  tears  into  the 
eyes  of  all  who  were  witnesses  of  his  sufferings. 
There  were  few  parishes  to  visit.  There  was  not  the 
hurr}',  confusion  and  excitement  as  to  the  necessity 

*  See  for  the  Bishop's  address  and  that  of  the  Clergy,  .Appendix  IV, 
page  267. 


—  128— 

for  keeping  the  next  appointment  which  seems  to  be 
the  accompaniment  of  modem  Episcopal  visitations. 
Time  then  was  not  the  sole  consideration.  It  was  not 
thought  to  be  wasted  if  spent  in  the  service  of  God, 
in  learning  the  aAual  condition  spiritually,  financially, 
and  otherwise  of  the  various  parishes.  A  Bishop  was 
a  novelty,  but  his  chara6ler,  his  office,  was  fitly  appre- 
ciated, and  by  the  longer  sojourn  in  the  parishes 
there  grew  up  that  love  and  devotion  for  the  Bishop 
which  has  alwaj^s  distinguished  ConneAicut.  The 
progress  during  Dr.  Jarvis's  Episcopate  was  slow.  It 
was,  however,  of  a  permanent  chara6ler,  as  the  organi- 
zation of  St.  IMichael's,  Litchfield,  and  the  revival  of 
the  parish  at  Hartford  show.  The  better  support  of 
the  Episcopate  was  among  the  subjects  which  engaged 
the  earnest  attention  of  many  Conventions.  The  tax 
of  a  half-penny  in  the  pound  which  had  been  recom- 
mended in  the  early  days  of  Seabury's  administration 
was  again  urged,  and  after  1801  a  tax  of  one  and  a 
half  mills  on  the  dollar  was  substituted.  There  was, 
however,  no  full  response  to  this  recommendation,  and 
although  in  1792  "Trustees  for  receiving  and  hold- 
ing donations  for  the  svipport  of  the  Bishop  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  this  State  "  had  been 
appointed  and  incorporated.  Bishop  Jarvis  quaintly 
says  in  his  address  to  the  Convention  of  181 2  :  "  And 
as  if  nothing  more  was  intended  by  the  zeal  that  was 
shown  to  procure  it,  there  it  rested."  The  income  of 
Bishop  Jarvis  from  the  Diocese  was  ver}'  small.  The 
Convention  records  seem  to  pass  over  entirel}'  the 
question  of  any  stated  salary  to  him. 

The  affairs  of  the  Episcopal  Academy,  which   had 


129 — 

been  suggested  in  1793,  and  formally  authorized  in 
1794,  and  which  in  1796  had  received  its  first  princi- 
pal and  pupils,  occupied  much  of  the  time  and 
thought  of  Bishop  Jarv'is.  He  knew  well  the  power 
it  might  be  made  in  moulding  the  character  of  the 
men  who  ought  to  be  the  strength  of  the  Church 
in  a  few  3'ears.  He  was  very  anxious  for  its  pros- 
perity :  besides  the  formal  recommendation  that  was 
made  of  it  in  the  Convention  and  the  appointment 
of  Committees  to  look  after  its  prosperity,  the  Bishop 
considered  the  Academj^  the  nucleus  for  diocesan 
institutions,  and  in  1799  removed  to  Cheshire  and 
personally  watched  the  growth  of  the  school  under 
its  brilliant  principal.  Dr.  Bowden.  His  only  son 
was  a  pupil  in  the  Academy,  and  his  parents  watched 
with  gratified  solicitude  his  rapid  moral  and  mental 
development  under  the  careful  instruction  given  there. 
Surel}^  the  Academj^  should  be  as  carefully  and  lov- 
ingly maintained  by  those  who  have  seen  the  benefits 
it  has  conferred  upon  the  Diocese  in  the  one  hundred 
years  and  more  of  its  existence. 

When  the  Prayer  Book  had  been  finally  adopted  in 
1789,  and  used  after  OAober  i,  1790,  throughout  the 
American  Church,  the  Bishop  and  Clergy  of  Connect- 
icut did  not  think  that  their  authority  to  set  forth 
sendees  for  special  occasions  for  which  the  Prayer 
Book  did  not  provide  was  taken  away.  It  was  from 
the  consideration  that  with  the  new  order  of  things, 
without  any  wealthy  corporation,  such  as  the  Society 
for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel,  to  pa}-  their  sala- 
ries, there  would  be  restlessness  and  uneasiness  under 
9 


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the  method  of  self-government  and  voluntary  sub- 
scriptions instead  of  guaranteed  salaries,  that  the 
permanence  of  the  pastoral  relation  was  emphasized 
by  the  office  of  Induction  of  IMinisters,  disciissed  and 
set  forth  by  the  Convocation  of  Clergj'  at  Derby, 
November  20,  1799,  and  now  under  the  title  of  "  An 
office  of  Institution  of  Ministers  into  Parishes  or 
Churches,"  a  part  of  our  Book  of  Common  Pra3'er. 
Prepared  by  the  preacher  at  Dr.  Jarx'is's  Consecra- 
tion, the  eccentric  but  accomplished  William  Smith, 
it  shows  the  prevalence  of  correct  views  of  the  tie 
between  minister  and  people  in  this  the  Mother 
Diocese  of  the  American  Church.  The  Bishop  b}-  his 
advice  and  liturgical  knowledge  may  possibly  have 
aided  in  its  preparation  ;  certainly,  he,  at  the  request 
of  the  Diocese,  circulated  it  among  the  Bishops  and 
Clergy  in  the  other  dioceses  ;  and  by  its  merit  as  well  as 
by  his  influence  it  was  finall}^  adopted  for  general  use. 
Alas !  that  in  practice  we  fall  behind  our  theory,  and 
seldom  have  that  solemn  bond  of  union  emphasized 
by  insisting  upon  Institution. 

Whether  the  Bishop  was  specially  concerned  in 
the  steps  which  led  to  the  publication  of  The  Clinrch- 
viaii's  Magazi7ie  does  not  appear.  This  was  a  Con- 
ne6liciit  project,  meant  to  promote  the  sound  and 
Christian  principles  of  the  Church.  As  Ave  look  now 
at  its  faded  pages,  as  we  think  of  those  who  with 
their  care  of  several  parishes  widely  separated 
could  still  give  money  and  thought  to  its  preparation 
and  circulation,  we  are  again  amazed  at  the  audacity 
of  their  faith.  They  were  not  afraid  to  show  plainly 
what  they  believed  and  why.     What  the  Academy  was 


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doing  for  the  boys  the  magazine  hoped  to  do  for  the 
men.     Tillotson   Bronson  and  his  co-editors  desen^e 
high  praise.     It  was  the  ver}"  first  periodical  of  the 
Church,  and  while  its  subscription  list  was  never  large 
in  ConnecT:icut,  while  its   editors,  as  editors  often  do, 
had  to  shoulder  a  great  financial  burden,  it  was  a  real 
power.     Transferred  in   iSoS  to  New  York  City  and 
edited  b}^  Dr.   Hobart,  it  did  not  lose  its  character. 
What  Bishop  Jar\as  wrote  for  it  cannot  now  be  identi- 
fied, but  that  he  aided  in  its  support  with  both  money 
and  articles  is  quite  certain.     TJie  Churchmmi's  Maga- 
zine preserved  the  correspondence  of  Dr.  Johnson,  it 
gave  the  letters  of  Dr.  Seabury  and  the  Connecticut 
Clergy,  and  is  the  authority  for  man}"  items  of  our 
early  history  that  otherwise  might  have  been   abso- 
lutely forgotten.     With  the  anxiety  that  a  very  moder- 
ate support  gave,  with  all  the  care  that  a  growing  dio- 
cese required,  Bishop  Jarvis's  heart  and  mind  were 
full.     It  is  sad  to  think  that  he  had  to  bear  the  ill  will 
of  some  who  cruelly  and  harshly  misjudged  him  ;  that 
b}'  contrast  with  his  predecessor  his  Episcopate  is  not 
as  fully  kno^\Ti   as  it  should  be,  and  his  real  excel- 
lence, his  very  strong  qualities,  almost  forgotten.     The 
material  for  a  complete  historj'  of  the  seventeen  j-ears 
of  the  second  Bishop  of  Connedlicut  is  still  in  manu- 
script.     Some  events    that  are   not  clearlj'  or  fi:lly 
understood  could  be  elucidated  from  documents  which 
ma^r  be  in  existence  but  have  never  been  printed  or 
examined. 

The  action  taken  by  the  Bishop  of  Connedlicut  and 
his  Clergy  regarding  Ammi  Rogers  has  been  often 
misrepresented.      The   case   was    in    many   respecfls 


—  132— 

remarkable.  Ammi  Rogers,  claiming  descent  from 
John  Rogers,  the  martyr,  had  been  a  stndent  in 
divinity  with  Mr.  Jarvis  at  Middletown.  He  was 
talented,  witty  and  pleasing  in  his  manner.  He 
seemed  to  have  many  of  the  qualities  of  a  true  minis- 
ter of  Christ,  but  it  was  only  in  appearance ;  for  he 
was  morall}'  worthless.  There  was  in  him  no  honor 
or  integrity.  His  breaches  of  the  seventh  command- 
ment were  notorious.  For  one  specially  aggravating 
instance  of  his  lust  Mr.  Jarvis  refused  to  allow  him  to 
remain  under  his  roof.  This  excited  the  young  man's 
anger  and  revenge,  and  from  that  day  vindidliveness 
and  cruelty  of  every  sort  were  heaped  upon  the  head 
of  the  Redlor  of  Middletown  by  Mr.  Rogers.  Remov- 
ing to  the  western  part  of  the  Diocese,  he  studied  for 
a  short  time  under  Dr.  Mansfield.  Again  the  would- 
be  candidate  set  forth  upon  his  travels  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  at  Ballston,  whose  springs 
were  beginning  to  be  celebrated,  he  read  the  service 
and  preached  with  much  uudlion.  The  work  he  did 
there  seems  marvelous.  It  is  a  proof  of  the  ueglecft 
of  the  Church  that  no  la^^  reader  or  clergyman  had  ever 
before  settled  in  that  region.  It  was  a  part  of  the  vast 
mission  field  which  Dominie  Ellison,  of  St.  Peter's, 
Albany,  traversed  as  he  had  opportunity.  Mr.  Rogers, 
by  his  reports,  which  were  written  in  an  inflated  stj^e, 
fascinated  the  Clergy  of  New  York ;  and  he  was 
received  with  applause,  admitted  as  a  candidate  for 
Holy  Orders,  and  about  to  be  ordained  when  Dr. 
Beach  heard  the  rumors  affedling  his  chara6ler,  and 
refused  to  sign  his  testimonials  unless  he  could  bring 
a  written  certificate  that  he  had  not  been  rejected  in 


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Connedlicut.  As  he  had  sense  enough  to  forbear 
appl3-ing,  such  a  certificate  was  easil}^  procurable. 
He  went  among  his  friends  and  relatives  in  Branford, 
where  he  had  not  lived  for  at  least  five  years,  and 
received  from  them  certificates  of  good  charadler.  The 
Rev.  Philo  Perry,  of  Newlo^^Ti,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut,  not  being  at  home  when  he 
called,  a  young  man  of  his  acquaintance,  Isaac  Davis, 
wrote  in  ]\Ir.  Perry's  name  a  certificate,  covering  not 
only  the  fact  but  also  testifying  to  his  moral  character. 
With  this  proof  of  his  integrity,  he  was  made  Deacon 
by  Bishop  Provoost,  and  ordained  Priest  in  due  time. 
Chosen  Deput}'  to  the  General  Convention  of  1799, 
and  two  years  later  leaving  his  work  in  Saratoga 
County,  which  had  spread  over  a  large  area,  he  came 
tc^his  native  town  of  Branford  and  began  to  hold  ser- 
vices. With  his  fascinating  way  he  gathered  large 
congregations.  When  Bishop  Jarvis  knew  what  he 
was  doing,  he  inhibited  him  from  officiating  in  Con- 
necticut until  he  could  produce  proper  testimonials 
from  the  Bishop  and  Standing  Committee  of  New 
York.  There  was  then  no  canon  regulating  removals, 
and.  several  of  the  Clergy  thought  he  should  be 
received  because  he  was  Rector  of  a  parish.  When 
finall}'  he  procured  letters  from  New  York  they  were 
not  satisfactory.  ]Mr.  Rogers  delighted  in  the  sensation 
he  was  creating,  and  still  claimed  the  right  of  a  seat 
in  the  Convention.  Finally,  after  laying  the  matter 
officially  before  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  the  Bishop 
of  Connecticut,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
Clerg}' ,  and  at  their  request,  suspended  the  Rev.  Ammi 
Rogers  from  officiating  in  an}-  parish  of  the  Diocese. 


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Tlie  disgraced  Priest  was  furious  ;  he  had  been  chosen 
Rector  of  St.  John's,  Stamford,  where  he  was  sup- 
ported b}^  man}^  influential  laymen.  He  carried  his 
case  to  the  General  Convention  of  1804,  which  met  in 
New  York  Cit}^  It  occupied  much  of  the  time  of  the 
House  of  Bishops.  Bishops  White,  Claggett,  Jarvis, 
Moore  and  Parker  composed  the  House.  Bishop 
Jarvis,  with  that  nicety  of  conscientious  scrupulous- 
ness which  he  had,  was  not  present  when  the  question 
was  considered.  The  decision  of  the  other  Bishops 
found  "  the  conduct  of  the  said  Ammi  Rogers  in  the 
State  of  Connecticut  since  he  left  New  York  has  been 
insulting,  refractory,  and  schismatical  in  the  highest 
degree,  and  were  it  tolerated  would  prove  subversive 
of  all  order  and  discipline  in  the  Church."  They 
declared  that  he  was  amenable  to  the  authority  of 
Connecticut.  The  Bishops  also  proposed  the  "  Canon 
of  Removals,"  which  was  the  first  to  cover  such  cases. 
Under  what  Bishop  Jan-is  and  Connecticut  Church- 
men thought  was  the  "  decision "  of  the  House  of 
Bishops,  there  was  a  session  of  Convocation  at 
Cheshire,  October  3,  1804,  when,  in  the  presence  of 
the  presbyters  of  the  Diocese,  the  Bishop  pronounced 
a  sentence  of  degradation  against  Ammi  Rogers.  The 
accusations  of  the  degraded  man  were  now  redoubled, 
some  of  the  Clergy  sympathized  with  him,  thought 
the  Bishop  had  been  harsh  and  tyrannical,  was  a  Lord 
Bishop,  not  a  meek  and  lowly  shepherd  of  the  people. 
Mr.  Rogers,  with  his  ingenuity  of  language  and 
facility  for  influencing  the  passions  of  men,  turned  it 
to  account  both  politically  and  ecclesiastically.  He 
defied  the  authority  of  the  Bishops,  he  ridiculed  and 


—135— 

slandered  ever}'  one  concerned  in  the  sentence  of  degra- 
dation, and  still  officiated  in  defiance  of  law  and  order. 
A  civil  suit  for  slander,  a  citing  the  Bishop  before  a 
New  York  court  to  paj'  damages,  were  among  the  least 
of  the  malicious  acts  of  this  unprincipled  man.  Of 
his  work  at  Hebron,  into  which  he  intruded,  of  his 
making  men,  who  were  undoubtedly  sincere  in  their 
love  and  regard  for  the  Church,  aid  him,  we  need  not 
now  speak  particularly.  It  is  enough  to  know  that, 
while  technically  ]\Ir.  Rogers  had  civil  law  upon  his 
side  in  some  respects,  he  had  openly  and  maliciously 
broken  every  bond  of  unity  and  order,  and  had  exalted 
the  individual  above  the  Church  in  its  constituted 
authorities. 

It  was  very  hard  for  Bishop  Jarvas  to  think  that  any 
were  ready  to  attribute  to  him  qualities  he  did  not 
possess.  It  was  exceedingly  bitter  to  find  those  once 
friends  cold  and  distant.  A  man  of  peace,  he  disliked 
controversy  and  debate.  A  man  of  the  purest  and 
noblest  morality,  he  could  not  tolerate  the  slightest 
approach  to  immorality.  The  Church  in  Connedlicut 
was  still  in  the  experimental  stage  of  her  existence. 
She  had  not  those  sure  and  unfailing  traditions  and 
customs  which  now  serve  as  precedents.  She  had  not 
fully  recovered  from  the  effect  of  the  Revolution, 
and  had  no  precedent  to  guide  her.  Her  Bishop 
acted,  as  he  thought,  upon  a  "  decision  "  of  his  peers. 
Others,  and  among  them  Bishop  White,  regarded  it  as 
an  opinion.  It  was  while  smarting  under  a  sense  of 
this  injustice  that  he  said  in  an  address  to  the  Conven- 
tion of  1807 :  "  The  false  tongue  of  the  transgressor 
has  found  listening  ears,  and  minds  disposed  to  credit 


—136— 

his  tales.  By  them  the  Bishop's  character  has  been 
loaded  with  obloquy  and  reproach,  and  Korah  (though 
thus  to  use  the  name  is  degrading  even  to  Korah)  in 
the  e5^es  of  his  company  has  become  the  saint,  and  the 
Bishop  the  sinner." 

Bishop  Jarvis  had  the  pleasure  of  assisting  at  the 
consecration  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Moore,  of  New  York,  in 
1801 ;  of  Dr.  Samuel  Parker,  of  Massachusetts,  in  1804  ; 
of  Dr.  John  Henry  Hobart,  as  Assistant  Bishop  of 
New  York,  and  of  the  Rev.  Alexander  Viets  Griswold, 
as  Bishop  of  the  Eastern  Diocese,  in  181 1  ;  and  of  Dr. 
Theodore  Dehon,  of  South  Carolina,  in  1812.  Dr. 
Hobart  and  Mr.  Griswold,  afterward  so  marked  for 
their  wonderful  work  in  the  Church,  would  have  been 
consecrated  in  New  Haven  when  the  General  Conven- 
tion met  here  in  May,  181 1,  but  the  small  attendance 
of  Clergy  and  Laity,  and  the  presence  only  of  the  senior 
Bishop,  Dr.  White,  with  Bishop  Jarvis  in  the  House 
of  Bishops,  compelled  the  two  Bishops  to  journey  to 
New  York ;  and  there  in  Trinit}^  Church,  with  the 
presence  of  Bishop  Provoost,  who  came  from  his  sick 
room  for  the  service,  the  Consecration  took  place  on 
May  29. 

It  was  two  years  later,  in  the  pleasant  home  he  had 
made  for  himself  in  New  Haven,  in  the  presence  of 
his  wife  and  son,  after  having  with  gre;at  devotion 
and  reverence  received  from  the  Rev.  Henry  Whit- 
lock,  of  Trinity  Church,  the  Holy  Communion,  that 
he  gently  passed  from  earth  in  the  seventy-fourth  year 
of  his  age.  He  was  buried  beneath  the  chancel  of 
the  new  Trinity  Church,  and  upon  the  walls  of  the 
Church  may  be   seen  the  appropriate  tablet  with  an 


elegant  Latin  inscription  wiiicli  filial  piety  and  correct 
taste  prompted.* 

The  four  Bishops  of  this  Diocese  have  been  men  of 
marked  and  strong  character.  As  we  know  the  second 
Bishop  better,  we  shall  the  more  highly  esteem  him, 
and  enroll  "Abraham  of  Connedlicut "  among  those 
whom  the  American  Church  deem  worthy  of  high 
praise  for  the  work  they  did,  for  the  sufferings  they 
endured,  and  for  the  manner  in  which  thej'  triumphed 
over  many  difl&culties.  Courage,  endurance,  firm- 
ness, characterize  him,  and  thankfull}'  do  we  unite  in 
this  joyous  and  lo\'ing  tribute  to  a  man  who,  in  the 
da3rs  of  the  Church's  weakness,  did  his  full  duty. 

*  See  Note  X,  page  252.  See  Appendix  V,  page  270,  for  Dr.  Bronson's 
charadler  of  Bishop  Janis  from  the  memorial  sermon  before  the  Conven- 
tion of  1S13. 


Bishop  White  and  Connecticut 

OR 

ONE    HUNDRED    YEARS    AGO 

BY 

The  Rt.  Rev.  OZI  WILLIAM  WHITAKER,  D.D. 

Bishop  of  Pennsylvania 


ADDRESS 


I  bring  to  the  Diocese  of  Connedlicut  the  fraternal 
greetings  of  the  Diocese  of  Pennsylvania. 

Just  one  hundred  years  ago  there  came  to  this  city 
the  Bishops  of  Massachusetts,  New  York  and  Penn- 
sylvania to  consecrate,  according  to  the  established 
order  of  the  Church,  the  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.,  to 
be  the  second  Bishop  of  Connedlicut.  And  besides  the 
Clergy  then  present,  there  was  gathered  a  congrega- 
tion of  Churchmen  and  Churchwomen  drawn  together 
by  their  interest  in  the  solemn  service  of  Consecration, 
as  this  congregation  has  gathered  here  in  commemora- 
tion of  that  important  event.  But  how  changed  are 
all  the  conditions  surrounding  us  from  those  which 
environed  them !  The  same  sky  is  indeed  over  our 
heads,  the  same  Church  is  our  spiritual  home,  the 
same  Divine  Providence  directs  and  controls  the 
course  of  human  events  ;  but  in  all  the  circumstances 
of  our  individual  lives  and  our  relations  with  each 
other,  there  has  come  about  an  enormous  change. 
New  Haven,  Boston,  New  York  and  Philadelphia 
were  in  many  respedls  further  apart  from  each  other 
then  than  anj^  one  of  them  is  from  London  to-da3^ 

In  no  respe(5l  perhaps  have  the  changes  that  have 


142 

taken  place  in  this  hundred  years  been  more  wonder- 
ful than  in  the  conveniences  of  travel.  We  do  not 
know  by  what  method  of  transportation  Bishop  White 
came  from  Philadelphia  to  New  Haven  for  the  Conse- 
cration of  Bishop  Jarvis  ;  but  at  that  time  there  were 
three  methods  in  common  use  :  one  was  on  horseback. 
A  few  years  before  that  time  the  Hon.  Wm.  EHery, 
of  Rhode  Island,  made  a  journey  from  Philadelphia 
to  New  Haven  which  took  him  six  long  days  of  hard 
riding,  and  as  many  troublous  and  wearisome  nights, 
as  he  records,  before  he  was  welcomed  to  this  city  by 
President  Stiles,  of  Yale  College.  It  is  not  probable 
that  Bishop  White  came  on  horseback,  as  he  was  not 
inclined  to  long  journeys  by  that  method  of  transpor- 
tation. Neither  did  he  come  by  steam.  It  is  true 
that  John  Fitch's  steamboat  was  placed  upon  the 
Delaware  in  1788,  and  made  several  trips  between 
that  city  and  Burlington  ;  but  the  new  motive  power 
was  not  regarded  with  favor.  It  was  rather  looked 
upon  with  fear,  so  much  so  that  there  is  a  tradition 
that  when  it  was  known  that  one  was  about  to  under- 
take the  voyage  it  was  not  unusual  for  prayers  to  be 
offered  on  the  preceding  Sunday  that  he  might  reach 
his  journey's  end  in  safety.  Results  proved  that  the 
anticipations  were  not  altogether  groundless,  for  after 
a  few  trips  the  boiler  of  the  boat  exploded,  and  it  was 
not  till  1790  that  the  experiment  was  tried  again. 
The  results  then  were  so  unsatisfactory  that  after  a 
little  time  it  was  abandoned.  A  boat,  however,  had 
been  for  some  years  running  between  Philadelphia 
and  Burlington,  leaving  Little  Billet  Wharf  every 
week,  and  some  time  before   1797  another  line  was 


—143— 

started  making  weekly  trips,  and  ofifering,  as  was  an- 
nounced, great  attra6lions.  Among  these  were  that 
the  boat  had  a  deck  which  was  covered  with  an  awn- 
ing to  prote(5l  travellers  from  the  rain  and  sun.  It 
was  also  described  as  being  fitted  up  with  a  comfort- 
able cabin,  in  which  was  a  tea  table  and  other  con- 
veniences. 

Many  j^ears  before  this  a  stage  line  was  established 
between  Burlington  and  South  Amboy,  making  the 
round  trip  every  two  weeks.  This  enterprise  encoun- 
tered a  good  deal  of  opposition.  It  was  found  fault 
with  as  being  a  monopol}^  of  travel.  Lord  Cornbury, 
who  had  favored  this  line,  replied  that  so  far  from 
being  a  monopoly  it  had  resulted  in  an  increase  of 
trade  between  the  Delaware  River  and  points  along 
the  line  and  New  York  to  their  mutual  advantage. 
The  line  connedled  with  a  boat  which  ran  from  South 
Ambo}^  to  New  York. 

Another  line  some  time  after  this  was  started 
running  from  Bordentown  to  New  Brunswick,  mak- 
ing weekl}^  trips  and  connecfting  with  a  boat  which 
ran  from  New  Brunswick  to  Amboy,  and  from  there 
to  New  York. 

Thirty  years  before  this  a  stage  line  had  been  estab- 
lished between  Philadelphia  and  New  York  which 
advertised  to  land  its  passengers  at  Paulus  Hook, 
now  called  Jerse}-  City,  in  three  daj^s.  The  stages 
were  Jersey  wagons  without  springs,  and  for  several 
years  had  the  monopoly  of  the  passenger  travel  by 
land. 

A  few  years  later  another  line  was  started  running 
twice  a  week,  which  advertised    to    take  passengers 


—144— 

througli  in  two  days  in  the  summer,  and  three  in  the 
winter. 

But  some  time  before  the  end  of  the  century  another 
stage  was  started  which  was  called  the  "  Flying 
Machine,"  and  advertised  starting  early  in  the  morn- 
ing from  Philadelphia  and  arriving  at  Newark  in  the 
evening,  and  conveying  its  passengers  to  Paulus  Hook 
on  the  following  morning. 

Of  the  details  of  travel  between  New  York  and  New 
Haven  we  are  not  so  well  informed.  The  travel  on 
horseback  was  common,  and  boats  also  ran  with 
greater  or  less  regularity,  and  at  var3dng  intervals. 
There  were  also  stages,  so  that  connexion  could  be 
made  between  different  lines  from  Philadelphia  to 
New  York,  and  those  from  New  York  to  New  Haven. 
It  is  probable  that  Bishop  White  went  by  boat  to 
Bordentown,  and  thence  by  stage  to  New  Brunswick  or 
Amboy,  and  thence  by  boat  to  New  York,  and  proba- 
bly by  boat  the  rest  of  the  journey.  In  any  event  it 
is  almost  certain  that  the  journey  occupied  not  less 
than  three  days,  and  probably  four  or  five. 

The  comparative  isolation  of  the  States  and  Dioceses 
a  hundred  years  ago,  owing  to  the  difficulties  of  travel, 
kept  men  of  the  same  faith  and  purpose  apart  from 
each  other,  and  hindered  the  consolidation  of  the 
scattered  portions  of  the  Church  into  an  organic 
whole.  It  is  probable  that  this  accounts  for  the  absence 
of  Bishop  Jarvis  from  the  General  Convention  of  1 799 
which  met  in  Philadelphia,  and  that  of  1808  in  Balti- 
more. He  was  present  at  the  Convention  of  1801  in 
Trenton,  and  the  one  in  New  York  in  1S04,  and  the 
one  held  in  New  Haven  in  181 1. 


—145— 

How  would  Bishop  Jarvis  on  the  day  of  his  Conse- 
cration have  regarded  the  prophecy,  had  it  been  made, 
that  when  one  hundred  years  hence  the  anniversary 
of  his  Consecration  should  be  observed,  it  would  be 
possible  to  make  the  journey  from  Philadelphia  to 
New  Haven  in  four  hours  and  a  half;  or,  if  the 
greatest  convenience  and  luxury  were  required,  in 
seven  hours,  without  leaving  a  luxurious  seat ;  or,  if 
the  journe}^  was  to  be  made  by  an  invalid,  without 
rising  from  his  couch  ;  and  that  there  would  then  be 
thirty-live  express  trains  running  daily  each  way  be- 
tween Philadelphia  and  New  York,  connedling  with 
equally  well-appointed  and  swift  trains  to  New  Haven  ? 

From  another  point  of  view  a  prophec}'  of  the 
changed  conditions  of  one  hundred  years  would  have 
seemed  to  Bishop  Jarvis  not  less  wonderful.  I  refer 
to  the  changes  resulting  from  the  growth  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States. 
This  may  be  well  illustrated  by  contrasting  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  of  1799,  the  first  one  held  after  the 
Consecration  of  Bishop  Jarvas,  with  the  last  held  in 
Minneapolis  in  1895.  In  the  Convention  of  1799  in 
Philadelphia  there  were  present  three  Bishops,  twenty 
Clergy,  and  eleven  La3-men.  These  represented  the 
Church  as  it  existed  in  the  States  along  the  Atlantic 
coast  from  New  Hampshire  to  South  Carolina.  The 
whole  number  of  Bishops  and  other  Clergy-  in  all 
these  States  was  then  two  hundred  and  twenty,  of 
whom  seven  were  Bishops — Bishop  Bass  of  Massa- 
chusetts, Bishop  Jarvis  of  Connedlicut,  Bishop  Pro- 
voost  of  New  York,  Bishop  White  of  Penns5dvania, 
Bishop    Claggett  of  Maryland,   Bishop    Aladison    of 


— 146 — 

Virginia,  aud  Bishop  Smith  of  South  Carolina.  Of 
the  two  hundred  aud  thirteen  Clergy,  three  belonged 
to  New  Hampshire,  ten  to  Massachusetts,  four  to 
Rhode  Island,  twenty-five  to  Conne6licut,  twenty  to 
New  York,  seven  to  New  Jersey,  fifteen  to  Pennsyl- 
vania, four  to  Delaware,  forty  to  Maryland,  sixty-six 
to  Virginia,  and  nineteen  to  South  Carolina. 

In  the  Convention  of  1895  the  Church  was  reported 
to  be  organized  in  every  State  and  Territory  in  the 
United  States  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  and 
from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to  the  Arctic  Ocean.  Repre- 
senting these  several  Dioceses  and  Missionary  Dis- 
tricts there  were  present  sixty-three  Bishops,  two 
hundred  and  ten  Clerical  Deputies  ;  and  one  hundred 
aud  fifty-six  Lay  Deputies  ;  and  the  whole  number  of 
Clergy  was  reported  to  be  thirty-four  hundred  and 
fifty.  The  ten  of  Massachusetts  in  1799  had  increased 
to  two  hundred  and  fifty-one  in  1S95  ;  the  twenty-five 
of  Connedlicut  to  two  hundred  and  nineteen ;  the 
twenty  of  New  York,  after  having  set  off  four  large 
dioceses,  to  three  hundred  and  ninety-four ;  and  the 
fifteen  of  Pennsylvania,  after  setting  off  two  large 
dioceses,  to  two  hundred  and  seventy. 

There  are  no  accurate  statistics  of  the  number  of 
Communicants  in  1799,  nor  are  the  statistics  of  1S95 
so  accurate  as  could  be  wished,  but  the  number 
reported  is  six  hundred  and  twenty-two  thousand, 
one  hundred  and  ninety-four.  The  increase  in  the 
number  of  Communicants  has  doubtless  been  more 
rapid  than  that  of  the  Clergy,  and  the  increase  of 
both  Clergy  and  Communicants  has  exceeded  in  ratio 
the  increase  in  population.     The  growth  in  population 


—147— 

lias  been  since  1799  about  tbirteen-fold  ;  in  Clergy 
of  tbe  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  seventeen-fold  ; 
of  Communicants  at  least  forty-fold. 

The  records  of  the  General  Conventions  which 
Bishop  Jan-is  attended  contain  so  few  details  that  it 
is  impossible  to  infer  how  prominent  a  part  he  took 
in  them.  As  has  been  stated,  he  was  not  present  at 
the  first  following  his  Consecration  ;  but  we  read  that 
in  that  Convention  there  was  a  discussion  of  the 
Canon  adopted  in  1795  regulating  the  literary  require- 
ments from  Candidates  for  Holy  Orders.  It  has  often 
been  remarked  that  there  has  been  a  growing  ten- 
dency to  limit  the  powers  of  the  Bishops,  but  it  would 
appear  from  the  records  of  this  Convention  that  the 
process  began  very  early.  The  Canon  of  1795  gave 
the  Bishop  power  to  dispense  with  such  portion  of 
the  literary  requirements  as  he  might  deem  expedient. 
That  part  of  the  Canon  which  gave  this  authority  to 
the  Bishop  was  in  1799  repealed,  a  measure  which, 
while  it  deprived  the  Bishops  of  a  certain  power,  was 
nevertheless  one  which  all  Bishops  who  value  and 
appreciate  the  importance  of  an  educated  Clergy  sel- 
dom desire  to  exercise. 

In  looking  over  the  early  Diocesan  Convention 
Journals,  we  note  many  chara(?teristics  distinguishing 
that  period  from  the  present.  For  instance :  In  the 
Convention  of  the  Diocese  of  Pennsylvania  following 
the  Consecration  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  a  clergyman  asked 
leave  of  absence  from  Friday  till  Tuesday,  which  was 
not  granted,  showing  how  high  a  sense  the  Conven- 
tion entertained  of  the  obligation  of  its  members  to 
attend   to    its    business.     In    the    same    Convention 


—148— 

Bishop  White  announced  his  intention  thereafter  at 
each  annual  Convention  to  deliver  an  address  or 
charge,  and  his  purpose  was  cordially  approved  by- 
vote  of  the  Convention.  But  the  attendance  at  the 
annual  meeting  the  next  year  was  smaller  than  usual, 
and  the  Convention  by  vote  requested  the  Bishop  to 
postpone  the  delivery  of  his  address  till  the  following 
year;  which  is  a  clear  indication  that  the  Church- 
men of  that  period  were  not  so  fond  of  addresses  and 
exhortations  as  the  present.  In  the  Journal  of  the 
next  year  no  mention  is  made  of  Bishop  White's  de- 
livering the  address  prepared  for  the  previous  year  or 
any  other,  although  from  the  Journals  of  subsequent 
years  it  appears  that  he  carried  out  the  purpose  which 
he  had  before  declared. 

The  wonder  which  would  have  filled  the  mind  of 
Bishop  Jarvis  had  he  been  able  to  foresee  the  marvel- 
ous progress  that  was  to  be  made  in  everything  per- 
taining to  individual  and  public  convenience  would 
have  only  been  equalled  by  the  thankfulness  which 
would  have  filled  his  heart  had  he  been  able  to  antici- 
pate the  growth  of  the  Church,  and  the  increase  of 
the  Master's  Kingdom.  With  what  joy  would  he  have 
contemplated  the  prosperity  of  his  own  Diocese  could 
he  have  foreseen  the  steadfast  witness  which  it  was 
to  bear  to  the  faith  and  order  of  the  Church,  under 
the  benignant  rule  of  the  impartial,  large-minded 
Bishop  Brownell ;  the  loyalty  of  its  Clergy  and  Laity 
to  established  law  and  order  for  which  they  are  now, 
as  they  have  ever  been,  conspicuous  ;  the  splendid 
devotion  of  its  women  which  has  placed  them  in  the 
front  rank  of  Missionary  effort  and  made  them  to  be 


—149— 

admired  and  honored  by  the  whole  Church  ;  and  the 
memorable  administration  of  the  present  wise,  strong, 
loving  and  beloved  Diocesan,  who,  for  forty-six  years 
has  blessed  this  Diocese  and  the  Church  at  large  with 
his  Episcopate.  All  this  is  secure.  And  for  all  this 
we  may  well  thank  God.  And  we  also  may  look  for- 
ward with  joyful  anticipation  to  the  future  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecflicut ;  for  we  may  well  cherish  the 
confident  hope  and  assurance  that  he  who  is  to  be 
consecrated  to-morrow  will  carry  the  standards  of  this 
noble  Diocese  still  higher,  and  stimulate  it  to  greater 
zeal  and  usefulness  in  the  service  of  God,  and  for  the 
welfare  of  mankind. 

To  the  Bishops  and  Clergy  and  to  the  Churchmen 
and  Churchwomen  of  Conne(?ticut,  I  give  again  the 
cordial  good  wishes  of  the  Diocese  of  Pennsylvania. 


Bishop  Provoost  and  Connecticut 


BY 


The  Rt.  Rev.  HENRY  CODMAN  POTTER,  D.D,  LL.D.,  D.C.L. 
Bishop  of  New  York. 


ADDRESS 


It  was  Air.  Lowell,  I  think,  who  once  wrote  a 
paper  entitled,  "  Concerning  a  Certain  Condescension 
in  Foreigners,"  and  I  confess  that  I  always  feel  as  if 
I  had  experienced  something  of  that  condescension 
when  I  am  invited  into  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 
Of  a  president  of  Harv^ard  Universit}^,  whose  aristo- 
cratic and  exclusive  habit  of  mind  was  a  remark, 
even  in  Boston,  it  was  once  said  that,  when  he 
reached  Paradise — if  he  ever  got  there — he  would 
probably  put  up  his  glasses  and  look  about  him,  and 
say,  "  Well,  really,  that  is  a  very  promiscuous  assem- 
blage !  "  and  I  can  imagine  in  the  mind  of  a  Connedli- 
cut  Churchman,  something  of  that  sentiment  when  he 
sees  anybody  from  New  York  associated  with  this 
function.  I  have  lived  in  the  Diocese  of  New  York  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  and  I  believe  it  is  the  first  time 
that  I  have  ever  been  honored  with  an  invitation  to 
take  part  in  a  Diocesan  function  in  Connecflicut.  You 
are  a  very  exclusive  people,  and  you  have  that  fine 
sense  of  ecclesiastical  superiority  that  is  expressed  in 
the  phrase  "  Connedlicut  Churchmanship."  I  always 
wonder  why  people  do  not  speak  of  our  Churchman- 
ship  in  New  York  in  the  same  way ;  but  it  is  consid- 


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ered,  I  believe,  too  heterogeneous  ;  and,  like  the  recom- 
mendations of  patent  medicines,  it  seems  sometimes 
as  if  a  clergyman  were  not  strictly  orthodox  unless 
he  could  be  recognized  by  the  signature  which  de- 
scribes him  as  "  a  Connecticut  Churchman."  Under 
these  circumstances  I  am  profoundly  sensible  that  if  it 
had  not  been  for  the  invitation  of  my  dear  friend,  the 
Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  I  might  not  have  been  per- 
mitted to  come  here  at  all  to-night.  And  I  am  in- 
debted to  my  brother,  the  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  for 
giving  me  the  opportunity, — as  his  address  has  sug- 
gested it,  by  way  of  contrast  to  the  very  interesting 
presentation  which  he  has  made  of  the  life  and  statis- 
tics of  the  American  Church  in  the  times  of  Bishop 
Jarvis, — of  recurring  to  that  elder  atmosphere  out  of 
which  your  Diocesan  individuality,  if  I  may  describe  it 
so,  grew. 

The  early  history  of  the  American  Church,  I  ven- 
ture to  think,  has  yet  to  be  written.  The  age  of  candor 
in  ecclesiastical  histor}'  has  not  quite  come.  But  the 
time  will  come  when  traditions  which  are  floating  in 
the  minds  of  men,  and  which  are  passed  about  as  the 
old  traditions  were,  rather  by  word  of  mouth  than  by 
written  letter,  will  take  shape,  and  so  realize  what  I 
think  it  would  be  extremely  interesting  to  the  Church 
to  realize, — what  were  the  constituent  elements  which 
made  up  the  life,  what  may  be  called  the  mind,  of  the 
early  Church  in  this  country,  and  what,  on  the  whole, 
were  its  distinguishing  characteristics.  I  venture  to 
think  that  the  characteristics  and  tendencies  that  went 
to  form  that  mind  are  illustrated  in  a  very  interesting 
and  very  suggestive  way  by  the  names  and  characters 


-155-      . 

and  ministries  of  the  three  men  with  whom  the  Conse- 
cration of  Dr.  Jarvis  is  associated  ;  and  my  brothers  of 
Pennsylvania  and  Massachusetts  and  I  are  asked  to 
be  here  to-night,-  not  because  you  people  of  Connecti- 
cut are  especially  a  neighborly-  people,  but  because  we 
have  the  fortune  to  be  the  successors  of  the  three 
bishops  who  consecrated  for  you  your  second  Bishop 
of  Connecticut ;  the  bishops,  in  other  words,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, of  New  York  and  of  Massachusetts. 

Nothing  could  be  more  typical,  I  think,  of  what 
might  be  called  the  tendencies  of  the  mind  and  the 
religious  life  of  the  Church  of  the  United  States  in 
the  year  1797,  than  the  characteristics  of  these  three 
men.  Primus  inter  pares ^  beyond  peradventure, — and 
I  am  sure  my  brother  of  Massachusetts  will  concede 
to  me  the  right  to  say  so, — primus  inter  pares  was  the 
Bishop  of  Pennsylvania ;  that  remarkable  figure,  so 
benignant  in  his  old  age,  so  interesting  in  what  may 
be  called  the  philosophic  qualities  of  his  mind,  so 
singularly  blessed  in  the  influence  which  he  was  able 
to  exercise  upon  the  early  life  of  this  Church ;  and 
yet  through  it  all,  a  man  of  such  marked  humility, 
and  prudent  resen-e,  and  self-effacement.  I  was  read- 
ing within  a  few  daj^s  a  letter  of  my  father's  in  regard 
to  Bishop  White,  in  which  he  mentions  this  incident, 
as  an  illustration  of  his  remarkable  moral  courage ; 
and  I  tell  it  because  it  shows  what  a  man  who,  I  ven- 
ture to  think  those  who  knew  him — and  there  are 
some  in  this  church  to-night  who  did — will  admit  was 
himself  a»  man  of  moral  courage,  estimated  as  illus- 
trating moral  courage  in  connection  with  the  life  and 
work  of  such  a  man  as  Bishop  White.     My  father 


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tells  the  story  of  the  Bishop's  having  been  present  at 
the  meeting,  on  one  or  two  occasions,  of  some  corpora- 
tion of  which  he  was  a  member,  at  which  two  gentlemen 
were  absent  whose  presence  was  necessary  to  make  up 
a  quorum,  and  whose  absence,  it  was  very  wellknoAvn, 
was  occasioned  by  no  serious  obstacle  which  hindered 
their  coming.  On  the  second  occasion  when  this 
occurred  Bishop  White  rose  in  his  place  and  moved 
that  thereafter,  if  any  member  of  the  Board  was  absent 
for  two  successive  meetings,  he  should  cease  to  be  a 
member  of  the  Board ;  and  he  was  restrained  with 
difficulty  from  enforcing  the  passage  of  this  resolu- 
tion. Now  I  think  if  you  will  reflect  a  moment,  that 
that  gives  a  very  good  image  of  the  somewhat  color- 
less type  of  character  of  the  clergymen  of  that  gener- 
ation. I  do  not  believe,  if  I  or  my  brethren  were  to 
rise  and  make  such  a  motion  because  our  time  and 
patience  had  been  trifled  with  by  the  want  of  courtesy 
of  two  gentlemen,  that  anybody  would  think  it  was 
an  illustration  of  remarkable  moral  courage.  I  venture 
to  think  that  our  associates  would  be  very  much 
obliged  to  us  for  doing  a  thing  v.diich  brought  others 
to  their  senses  and  reminded  them  of  their  obligations. 
But  the  period  of  which  these  men  were  a  part,  and 
which  their  Episcopate  partly  illustrated,  was  a  period 
in  the  Church,  and  especially  in  the  Episcopate,  of 
what  I  should  be  disposed  to  describe  as  great  moral 
reserve.  The  Church  in  its  relations  to  the  world 
about  it,  and  to  other  religious  communions,  was  an 
object  of  suspicion,  had  not  lost  the  ill-odor,  to  a  great 
many  American  minds,  of  its  recent  British  connec- 
tion ;  and  the  clergy  were  expected  to  be  very  pacific 


—157— 

and  rather  self-effacing  people,  wlio  did  not  put  them- 
selves much  fonvard  in  public  affairs,  and  who  ex- 
pressed themselves  with  great  reserve  upon  all  public 
and  popular  questions. 

The  characters  of  the  three  men  who  were  associated 
in  the  Consecration  of  Dr.  Jar^as,  as  you  will  find,  are 
more  or  less  definitely  brought  out  in  the  historic 
records  which  describe  them.  One  characteristic  of 
the  three  men  was  what  might  be  called — with  per- 
haps the  exception  of  Bishop  Provoost, — their  inoffen- 
siveness.  I  do  not  want  to  hurt  the  feelings  of  my  dear 
brother  of  Massachusetts,  but  I  venture  to  say  that 
if  Dr.  Bass  lived  nowadays  he  would  be  regarded  as 
an  extremely  colorless  man.  He  does  not  seem  to 
have  had  the  qualities  of  leadership  in  any  particular. 
He  had  great  grace  and  benignity  of  presence,  great 
sweetness  of  character,  great  humility.  All  of  these 
may  well  adorn  the  Episcopate ;  let  us  who  are  in  it 
deplore  the  fact  that  they  do  not  oftener  adorn  it !  but 
I  venture  to  say  that  characteristics  such  as  these  are 
not  a  complete  equipment  for  the  Episcopal  ofiice  in 
the  times  that  3'ou  and  I  are  a  part  of.  There  is  a 
good  deal  more  needed  that  is  more  positive,  more 
strong  and  rugged,  in  such  a  generation  as  ours. 
And  what  was  true  of  the  singular  gentleness  and 
meekness  of  Bishop  White  in  these  regards  was 
equally  true  of  Bishop  Bass.  He  was  a  kindly,  gentle, 
loving,  benignant  man.  The  only  one  of  the  three 
consecrators  of  Bishop  Janas  who  differed  from  these 
in  this  particular,  was  the  one  for  whom,  as  his  suc- 
cessor, I  have  the  right  here  to  claim  the  preemi- 
nent honor  of  having  been  the  first  to  find  out  what 


-158- 

his  relations  were  to  the  United  States  of  America,  to 
afl&rm  them  in  unequivocal  frankness  and  courage, — I 
mean  Bishop  Provoost.  If  you  will  come  to  the 
See  House  in  New  York  I  will  show  you  a  portrait  of 
Bishop  Provoost  hanging  in  the  library,  from  which  I 
think  you  would  recognize  the  fact  that  he  was  a  man 
of  distinctly  warlike  elements.  It  was  in  1770  that 
the  people  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  found  out 
that  his  attitude  to  the  question  of  the  independence 
of  the  United  States  was  so  explicit  that  they  told 
him  they  hadn't  any  further  use  for  his  services,  and 
he  resigned,  retreated  into  Westchester  County,  which 
was  more  liberal  and  tolerant,  and  then  further  up  the 
river  to  Dutchess  County,  where  he  organized  a  band 
of  men  and  armed  them,  and  armed  himself  for  the 
purpose  of  resisting,  on  one  occasion,  a  British  inva- 
sion that  threatened  to  cross  the  river  from .  West 
Point.  The  parish  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  did 
themselves  the  great  honor  of  inviting  him  to  come 
back  as  rector  as  soon  as  the  war  was  over. 

Bishop  Bass,  in  contrast  with  Bishop  Provoost — Dr. 
Bass,  I  think  he  was  then — had  a  good  deal  of  diffi- 
culty in  regard  to  the  matter  of  reading  the  prayers  for 
King  George  and  the  rest  of  the  royal  family.  The 
congregation  didn't  want  him  to-read  them,  and  he  did 
not  want  to  cease  reading  them.  After  a  while  he  com- 
promised the  matter  by  leaving  them  out ;  and  then, 
with  a  New  England  thrift  which  I  have  thought  very 
interesting,  when  the  war  was  over,  after  conducting 
the  services  with  a  Republican  Prayer  Book,  he  pre- 
sented the  bill  for  those  services  to  the  Society  for  the 
Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts,  which 


—159— 

liad  refused  to  pay  his  salary  as  a  missionary  after  lie 
had  refused  to  say  prayers  for  the  King  and  the  royal 
fauiil}^  I  confess  I  should  have  enjoyed  being  present 
at  the  Board  meeting  of  the  S.  P.  G.  when  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Bass's  letter  was  read.  I  am  bound  to  state  that 
he  did  not  get  his  money. 

These  were  the  three  men,  no  one  of  them  conspicu- 
ous in  ways  in  which  the  obligations  and  responsibili- 
ties of  the  modem  Episcopate  so  often  constrain  it  to 
stand  out  and  stand  forth — these  were  the  three  men 
who  were  brought  together  to  consecrate  Dr.  Jarvis. 
When  I  came  to  my  present  office  I  tried  to  look  up 
the  traditions  of  Bishop  Provoost,  and  I  found  there 
was  one  old  lady  living  in  the  city  who  remembered 
him,  and  I  took  great  pains  to  pay  my  respects  to  her, 
and  asked  her  if  she  could  recall  any  personal  trait 
of  the  firgt  Bishop  of  New  York  for  which  he  was 
marked.  She  said  "  yes,  he  was  extremely  useful  at 
fires,"  which  suggested  a  tradition  in  regard  to  another 
divine,  which  I  confess  led  me  to  discontinue  the 
inquiry. 

Bishop  Provoost,  like  the  others,  was  a  man  of  his 
time,  a  genial,  kindly  man,  who  detested  a  Methodist,  I 
am  sorry  to  say,  and  who  expressed  in  a  letter  when 
rector  of  Trinity  Church  his  great  satisfaction  with  his 
connection  with  the  parish,  which  he  said  was  only 
impaired  by  the  presence  of  certain  restless  elements 
in  the  community,  adding :  "  For  my  part,  I  do  not 
know  that  there  is  anything  in  the  world  that  I  dis- 
like so  much  as  bigotry  and  enthusiasm."  Enthu- 
siasm was  a  motive  which  he  was  absolutel}'  incapable 
of  understanding.     And  yet  he  was  a  consistent,  fear- 


— i6o — 

less,  faithful,  devoted  pastor  and  friend,  who  brought 
into  the  Consecration  of  the  second  Bishop  of  Connecti- 
cut what  I  venture  to  say,  even  in  your  presence,  dis- 
tasteful as  it  niaj'  be,  I  think  one  of  the  most  import- 
ant elements  in  the  Connecticut  line.  For,  as  I  began 
by  saying,  that  certain  condescension  of  the  Church- 
men of  Connecticut  which  we  in  New  York  some- 
times experience,  grew  out  originally  of  3'our  sense  of 
superiority  because  before  us  3-ou  got  your  Episcopate 
through  Seabur}^  and  from  Scotland.  And  there  was 
a  time,  I  suppose  you  know,  when  you  came  very  near 
perpetuating  the  Scotch  line.  Dr.  Jarvis  was  urged  by 
Bishop  Seabury  to  go  to  Scotland  and  be  consecrated 
by  the  Scotch  bishops  ;  and  if  he  had  succeeded  in 
persuading  him  to  do  so,  and  those  two  bishops  had 
persuaded  some  other  man  to  do  the  same  thing,  you 
would  then  have  gotten  in  America  two  distinct  lines 
of  succession,  and  that  would  have  been  one  of  the 
most  disastrous  things  that  could  possibly  happen  to 
the  Church  in  the  United  States.  It  was  very  desira- 
ble that  the  two  lines  should  run  into  one  just  as  soon 
as  possible.  They  would  have  run  into  one  sooner  if 
it  had  not  been  because  of  the  marked  attitude  of 
reserve  which  Bishop  Provoost  from  the  beginning 
maintained  to  Bishop  Seabury,  which  we  in  New 
York  still  regret  but  for  Avhich  j^ou  must  not  continue 
to  punish  us.  But  when  Bishop  Provoost  and  Bishop 
White,  and,  best  of  all,  for  the  reason  that  I  am  going 
to  show  you.  Bishop  Bass,  were  asked  to  come  to  Con- 
nedlicut  and  consecrate  Dr.  Jarvis,  then  they  dis- 
missed the  theory  of  a  separate  Scotch  succession ;  for 
Dr.  Bass  was  the  only  man  of  the  three  who,  in  his 


— i6i— 

ovm  person,  united  the  two  successions.  Dr.  Bass  had 
been  consecrated  by  Bishop  White,  Bishop  Provoost  and 
Bishop  Claggett ;  but  Bishop  Claggett  had  been  con- 
secrated b}'  the  four  bishops  then  in  the  American 
Church,  of  whom  Seabury  was  one ;  and  so,  in  this 
roundabout  way,  through  the  person  and  the  hands 
of  Bishop  Bass,  he  standing  for  Claggett,  and  Claggett 
standing  for  Seabury,  there  came  into  the  Consecration 
of  Dr.  Jar\-is  the  two  elements  of  the  Consecration  at 
Lambeth  and  the  Consecration  in  the  Upper  Room  in 
Scotland  :  and  in  that  regard  the  Consecration  of  Dr. 
Janas  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  events  in  American 
Church  history. 

It  is  still  more  interesting,  my  brethren  of  Con- 
necticut, as  you  know  a  great  deal  better  than  I, 
because  of  the  qualities  that  adorned  Dr.  Jar^'is's 
character, — an  engaging  personalit}',  not  unlike  in 
some  respects  those  to  which  I  have  referred, — marked 
by  preeminent  modest}^,  gentleness,  humilit}',  and 
self-effacement,  but  sufl&ciently  distinctive  to  take  him 
out  of  the  realm  of  colorless  men.  I  confess  that  the 
history  of  his  pacific  Episcopate — the  disinclination 
AAdth  which  at  first  he  consented  to  take  up  its  respon- 
sibilities and  the  reluctance  with  which  he  assumed 
them ;  the  lowliness  with  which  everyT^rhere  he  bore 
himself  ;  the  intelligence,  wisdom  and  patience  with 
which  he  accepted  the  burdens  of  the  Church  in  this 
Diocese,  and  the  fidelit}^  mth  which  everj^vhere  he 
discharged  them,  are  matters  which  make  it  well  to 
honor  his  memor}',  not  only  when  you  celebrate  the 
Centenary,  but  during  ever}^  year  of  3'our  Diocesan 
life.     The  picture  which  a  j^oung  friend,  a  kinswoman. 


■ — 1 62 

and  descendant  of  his,  gives  of  the  good  bishop, 
accompanied  by  his  wife — you  haven't  had  such  a 
spectacle  as  that  in  Connecticut  for  a  good  many 
years  ! — traveling  about  the  Diocese  in  a  gig  and 
visiting  the  parishes  with  Mrs.  Jarvis,  gives  one  a  sort 
of  idyllic  conception  of  the  Episcopal  office  and  of  its 
relations  to  the  domestic  life  of  the  clergy  and  the 
people,  which  has  a  charm  quite  its  own.  The  tradi- 
tions also  of  Bishop  Jarv-is's  invariable  courtesy  are 
something  which  lingers  not  only  in  the  Diocese  of 
Connecticut  but  in  the  Church  at  large,  like  a  fine 
aroma.  You  remember  the  instance  of  the  ladies  who 
came  from  South  Carolina  to  witness  at  Yale  College 
the  graduation  of  their  sons,  and  how  the  Bishop, 
having  found  out  that  they  were  Churchwomen,  asked 
them  to  his  house  to  tea,  and  retreated  after  it  to  his 
study  to  perpetuate  that  happy  tradition  of  Connecti- 
cut which,  I  am  glad  to  say,  has  not  perished,  of 
smoking  his  pipe ;  and  how  he  was  suddenly  dis- 
turbed by  a  shriek  in  the  adjoining  drawing  room,  and 
on  going  to  find  out  what  was  the  matter,  discovered 
that  one  of  the  ladies  had  fainted  away  because  over- 
come by  the  smell  of  his  tobacco.  It  is  something,  I 
think,  that  has  in  it  an  element  of  the  heroic,  and  in 
that  I  venture  to  think  my  brother  of  Pennsylvania 
will  sympathize  with  me,  that  he  never  touched  a  pipe 
from  that  day  to  the  end  of  his  life !  The  chivalric 
quality  here,  illustrated  itself  in  many  other  ways, 
and  all  through  his  Bpiscopal  relations  there  was  a 
signal  blending  of  gentleness,  consideration  and 
timely  candor,  which  gives  a  very  charming  quality 
to  his  character. 


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It  is  told  of  him,  you  remember,  that  on  one  occasion 
lie  had  as  a  visitor  a  clergyman  from  the  South,  who 
was  to  preach  for  him.  On  their  way  to  the  church 
the  clergyman  said  :  "  My  sermon  is  rather  long,  and 
if  you  have  no  objection.  Bishop,  I  will  omit  the  ante- 
communion  service."  "  Certainly  not,  my  dear  sir," 
said  the  Bishop  ;  "if  3'OU  have  anything  in  3^our  ser- 
mon that  is  better  than  the  Ten  Commandments  and 
the  words  of  Jesus  Christ,  by  all  means  leave  them 
out !  "  and  the  clergyman  didn't.  That  is  a  quality 
in  the  Episcopate  of  great  value.  I  venture  to  think 
that  the  man  to  whom  that  rebuke  was  administered 
never  forgot  it ;  and  I  wish  the  Bishop  might  come 
back  sometimes  and  rebuke  us  in  these  modem  days, 
impatient  with  the  Church's  order,  and  eager  more  and 
more  to  abbreviate  our  services. 

Noble  and  gracious  figure !  I  congratulate  you, 
brethren  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  that  you  have 
a  memor}^  so  sweet,  so  fragrant,  so  stainless,  so  rever- 
ent, so  scholarly,  and  so  engaging.  As  my  dear 
brother,  the  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  has  well  reminded 
you,  the  catena  of  succession  which  has  lengthened  out 
since  then  has,  through  the  great  goodness  of  God, 
been  worthy  of  }'our  noble  past.  It  is  the  sorrow  of 
all  our  hearts  here  to-night  that,  in  keeping  this  feast 
your  o-OTi  Bishop  is  not  with  us.  It  is  the  joy  of  your 
hearts,  as  it  is  of  mine,  that  to-morrow  you  are  to  have 
another  whom  you  may  call  your  own  Bishop,  and  who, 
as  one  who  has  knowm  and  loved  and  respected  him,  I 
may  venture  to  say,  will  bring  to  you  the  best  qualities 
and  perpetuate  among  3'ou  the  very  best  traditions  of 
3'our  great  and  noble  Diocese.  Ma3'  God  prosper  him, 
and  3'ou,  and  the  whole  Diocese  in  3^our  common  work  ! 


Bishop  Bass  and  Connecticut 

BY 

The  Rt.  Rev.  WILLIAM  LAWRENCE,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

Bishop  of  {Massachusetts. 


ADDRESS 


Following  the  example  of  my  elder  brothers  of 
Pennsylvania  and  New  York,  I  wish,  in  behalf  of  the 
Diocese  of  Massachusetts,  to  bring  their  heartiest 
greetings  to  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  on  this  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  consecration  of  Bishop 
Jarvis,  and  in  this,  its  happy  consecration  season. 

Of  the  three  Bishops  who  joined  in  the  Consecra- 
tion of  Bishop  Jarvis,  the  one  whose  name  is  least 
familiar  to  the  Church  was  Edward  Bass,  iirst  Bishop 
of  Massachusetts. 

It  is  natural,  for  when  at  the  close  of  the  Revolu- 
tion the  Church  was  gathering  herself  together  and 
beginning  to  realize  her  integrity,  the  vitality  at  the 
extremities  was  very  weak  and  Massachusetts  was 
able  to  report  only  two  clergymen  in  her  eastern 
counties,  the  Rev.  Edward  Bass,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Newburyport,  and  the  Rev.  Samuel  Parker, 
Re6lor  of  Trinity  Church,  Boston.  They  were  both 
sons  of  Massachusetts  and  graduates  of  Harvard  Col- 
lege. 

In  Berkshire  County  there  was  living  the  Rev. 
Gideon  Bostwick,  the  pioneer  missionary,  whose 
ministry  of  twenty-three  years  extended  throughout 
Western    Massachusetts,    Eastern    New    York,    and 


— 168— 

Eastern  Vermont.  Altliougli  he  was  an  intrepid  Lo}^- 
alist,  his  earnest  and  fruitful  work  was  uninterrupted 
during  the  years  of  the  Revolution,  and  he  retained 
the  respeA  and  a£fe6lion  of  all  who  knew  him. 

Soon  after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Bass  became  a  licen- 
tiate, and  as  such  preached  in  the  Congregational 
Chiirches.  He  was  soon  led  to  enter  the  ministry  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  and  became  Rector  at  Newbury- 
port  in  1752.  During  the  war  he  discreetl}^  held  aloof 
from  political  questions  and  ministered  quieth^  to  his 
people.  That  the  work  and  services  of  the  Church 
might  continue,  he  omitted,  very  soon  after  the  Decla- 
ration of  Independence,  the  prayers  for  the  King, 
and  was  therefore  deprived  of  his  stipend  from  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel. 

As  this  is  an  historical  occasion,  I  trust  that  I  may 
be  pardoned  for  making  one  or  two  historical  state- 
ments which  may  have  some  interest  and  which 
reveal  the  character  of  one  of  the  Consecrators  of 
Bishop  Jarvis. 

We  are  familiar  with  the  fa6l  that  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Episcopal  Church  the  emphasis  of  the 
movement  of  those  who  centered  around  Philadel- 
phia, under  the  leadership  of  Doctor  White,  was  upon 
federation  and  organization  with  the  inclusion  of  lay- 
men, while  the  men  of  Conuedlicut,  led  by  Docftor 
Seabury,  made  it  their  first  and  for  the  time  their 
only  duty,  to  obtain  the  Episcopate  from  England  or 
Scotland  ;  the  introduftion  of  laymen  into  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Church  was  looked  upon  with  scant 
sympathy.  The  latter  has  been  incorrectly  called 
"the  ecclesiastical  idea  of  New  England,"  or   "the 


— 169 — 

New  England  attitude."  Weak  in  numbers  as  was 
the  Church  in  Massachusetts,  the  few  men  there  had 
the  courage  of  their  convictions  and  they  followed 
neither  Connecticut  nor  Pennsylvania. 

With  Connecflicut,  Messrs.  Bass  and  Parker  agreed 
that  the  first  step  was  to  obtain  a  Bishop.  "  It  is  our 
unanimous  opinion,"  went  forth  a  circular  letter  from 
Massachusetts,  "  that  it  is  beginning  at  the  wrong 
end  to  attempt  to    organize    our    Church   before   we 

have  obtained  a  head "     "  It   is   needless 

to  represent  to  you  the  absolute  Necessity  of  adopt- 
ing and  uniting  in  some  speedy  measures  to  procure 
some  reputable  Person  who  is  regularly  invested  with 
the  Powers  of  Ordination  &c  to  reside  among  us, 
without  which  scarce  the  Shadow  of  an  Episcopal 
Church  will  soon  remain  in  these  States." 

To  Counecfticut  the  Church  turns  to-day  as  ever  in 
gratitude  for  her  prompt  adlion  in  sending  Seabury 
to  Scotland  for  Consecration. 

When,  however,  Connedlicut  hesitated  at  the  recep- 
tion of  la3-men  into  the  Church's  Councils  and  Sea- 
bury  wrote,  "  I  cannot  give  up  what  I  deem  essential 
to  Episcopal  Government,  by  admitting  laj'men  into 
any  share  of  it,  farther  than  the  external  or  temporal 
state  of  things  ma}^  require,"  Bass  put  himself  on 
record  in  the  words,  "  The  authority  to  make  canons 
or  laws  should  be  placed  in  a  representative  body  of 
Clergy  and  Laity  conjointly." 

Thus  the  small  Massachusetts  group,  led  b}^  Bass 
and  Parker,  kept  true  to  the  traditions  of  the  indepen- 
dent spirit  of  Massachusetts. 

May  I  mention  another  faA. 


Just  before  tlie  eledlion  of  Mr.  Bass  as  Bishop,  the 
Church  was  in  its  most  critical  position,  divided  by 
two  parties  which  might  easily  break  into  open  hostil- 
ity. Bishop  Seabury  had  returned  with  his  Orders 
from  Scotland  and  under  obligations  to  the  Scottish 
Church.  Bishops  White  and  Provoost  had  come 
back  with  English  Orders  and  with  obligations  of 
honor  to  the  Church  of  England.  There  was  in  the 
body  of  their  respecftive  followers  much  mutual 
suspicion  and  some  hostility.  With  three  Bishops 
necessary  for  the  Consecration  of  a  Bishop  and  for  the 
full  organization  of  the  Church,  how  was  the  con- 
summation to  be  brought  about  ?  Each  party  was 
tempted  to  gain  precedence  by  the  consecration  of 
other  Bishops  in  Scotland  or  in  England.  Mr. 
Parker  was  approached  on  the  subjedl  by  both 
Bishops  White  and  Seabury.  But  he  had  in  mind 
the  plan  of  uniting  the  English  and  Scottish  Succes- 
sion in  one  Consecration.  The  Convention  of  1789 
was  approaching  and  adlion  had  to  be  prompt.  A 
meeting  of  the  Clergy  of  Massachusetts  and  New 
Hampshire  was  quietly  called  and  Mr.  Bass  was 
eledled  Bishop,  in  order,  as  their  adl  read,  "  to  encour- 
age and  promote,  as  far  as  in  us  lies,  a  union  of  the 
whole  Episcopal  Church  in  these  States,  and  to  per- 
fect and  compa6l  this  mystical  body  of  Christ." 

The  result  was  that  the  General  Convention 
af&rmed  by  resolution  "  That  a  complete  Order  of 
Bishops,  derived  as  well  under  the  English  as  the 
Scots  line  of  Episcopacy,  exists  in  the  United  States," 
"  That  Bishops  White  and  Provoost  are  requested  to 
unite    with    Bishop    Seabury    in   consecrating    Rev. 


—171— 

Edward    Bass,    as    requested   by    '  The    Act    of    tlie 
Clergy  of  Massacliusetts  and  New  Hampshire.'  " 

Although  the  Consecration  of  Bishop  Bass  did  not 
take  place  at  that  time,  the  desired  result  was  accom- 
plished and  the  Church  was  united.  Soon  after  the 
death  of  Bishop  Seabury,  six  years  later,  Bishop 
Claggett  joined  in  the  Consecration  of  Bishop  Bass, 
who,  in  laying  hands  on  Do6lor  Jarvis,  brought  back 
to  Conne6licut  the  Scottish  Succession. 

Before  I  close,  allow  me  to  emphasize  two  or  three 
familiar  thoughts. 

I  mentioned  that  IMessrs.  Parker  and  Bass  were 
sons  of  ]\Iassachusetts.  To  that  fadl  I  believe  much 
of  their  influence  was  due. 

From  the  time  that  President  Cutler,  Mr.  Johnson 
and  the  others  in  New  Haven,  entered  the  ministry 
of  our  Church,  a  native  born  ministry  has  been  one 
of  the  strong  features  of  Connedlicut  Churchmanship. 
Her  Clergy  have  been  sons  of  the  soil,  in  sj-mpathy 
with  her  traditions,  religious  spirit  and  institutions. 
And  in  her  Bishop  Coadj  utor-ele(5l,  the  Diocese  is 
most  happily  sustaining  her  traditions ;  a  son  of 
the  soil,  a  son  of  Yale,  he  is  simply  coming  home  to 
take  up  his  work  among  his  own  people,  and  to  lead 
them  on  through  the  principles  and  traditions  of 
the  past  into  the  thought  and  activities  of  the  next 
centur}^. 

Acknowledging  to  the  full  the  debt  that  our  Church 
owes  to  the  Clergy  born  in  England  and  other  lands, 
who  have  served  her  devotedly,  and  who  are  now 
ministering  at  her  altars,  I  believe  that  in  the  long 
run  the  American  Church  is  best  administered  and 


— 172 — 

led  by  men  who  through  birth  and  education  are  one 
with  the  American  people. 

Again,  the  glory  as  well  as  the  by-word  of  Con- 
nedlicut  Churchmanship  has  been  its  conservatism. 
I  want  to  emphasize  the  glory,  for  such  it  is.  In  a 
period  when  men  are  alert  for  everything  that  is  new, 
and  when  novelty  is  often  more  esteemed  than  truth, 
when  the  multiplication- of  words  and  of  books  tends 
to  deafen  and  blind  us  to  the  wisdom  of  the  past, 
when  even  in  matters  ecclesiastical  the  temptation  of 
many  men  is  to  disregard  authority  and  to  do  that 
which  is  right  in  their  own  eyes  ;  it  is  well,  aye,  it  is 
essential  that  there  be  a  strong  body  of  men  who  con- 
serve the  older  traditions,  who  with  an  intelligent 
appreciation  of  the  present  hold  up  before  us  the 
noble  traditions  of  the  past,  who  emphasize  the  worth 
of  law  and  order,  and  who  keep  the  principles  of  the 
Church  deeply  and  solidly  laid  in  men's  minds  in 
order  that  the  strudlure  of  modern  thought  and  life 
may  be  sustained. 

Each  school  of  thought  and  temper  of  mind  has  its 
use  in  the  Church  from  the' most  advanced  to  the 
ultra  readlionary,  but  there  is  only  one  school  that  is 
essential  to  the  existence  of  the  Church,  and  that  is 
the  school  of  intelligent  conservatism. 

Finally,  I  want  to  emphasize  the  worth  and  power 
of  personality  in  the  Church.  We  meet  to-morrow 
to  perpetuate  an  Institution,  but  we  meet  also  to  con- 
secrate a  man. 

Seabury,  Jarvis  and  Brownell  were  Bishops  ;  they 
were  also  men  worthy  of  the  Episcopate.  Their 
charadlers    struck    the    note    of    the    Church    here 


—173— 

and  the  Clergy  and  Laity  of  the  former  generations 
responded. 

John  Williams  is  the  Bishop,  the  learned  theolo- 
gian, the  Avise  statesman  and  the  strong  ecclesiastic. 
The  spiritual  powers  which  have  flowed  from  him  in 
his  Master's  name  have  been  for  the  refreshing  and 
inspiring  of  the  men  and  women  of  Connedlicut.  His 
personality  has  dominated ;  no,  it  has  never  domi- 
nated, it  has  roused,  inspired,  cheered  and  led  the 
Church  throughout  the  land. 

Connedlicut  and  her  Bishop  have  taught  us  what 
one  man  can  do  for  the  Church,  what  one  citizen  can 
do  for  his  State,  what  one  Bishop  can  do  for  his 
people. 


Account  of  the  Services  at  the 

Consecration  of  the  Bishop 

Coadjutor 


C^//^^Y/^/0/€^t^i^/C 


CONSECRATION    OF    THE    BISHOP 
COADJUTOR 


The  Services  of  the  Consecration  Day  began  with 
early  celebrations  of  the  Holy  Communion  :  at  Christ 
Church  at  half  past  seven,  the  Rev.  George  Brinley 
Morgan,  ReAor,  being  the  celebrant ;  at  St.  Thomas' 
Church  at  eight  o'clock,  the  Rev.  William  Agur 
Beardsley,  Re6lor,  being  the  celebrant,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  Robert  Morris  Kemp,  Curate  of  St.  Paul's 
Chapel,  Trinity  Parish,  New  York  City ;  at  St.  Paul's 
Church  at  half  past  eight,  the  Rev.  Edwin  Stevens 
Lines,  D.D.,  Redlor,  being  the  celebrant,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  George  William  Phillips. 

A  large  concourse  of  people  stood  without  Trinity 
Church,  from  an  earl}-  hour  in  the  morning,  many  of 
them  being  those  entitled  to  admission,  others  drawn 
by  interest  and  curiosity,  waiting  for  the  opening  of 
the  doors.  The  arrangements  for  keeping  clear  the 
tower  entrance  for  the  Bishops,  Clergy  and  Laity  who 
were  to  have  specially  reserved  seats,  were  admirably 
carried  out  under  the  diredlion  of  i\Ir.  Benjamin  R. 
English,  the  chief  marshal.  The  clergy  of  the  Dio- 
cese, invited  guests,  visiting  clergy,  and  the  students 
of  Berkeley    Divinit}^  School,   vested  at  the   United 


-178- 

Churcli  Chapel,  No.  300  Temple  Street,  which  had 
been  courteously  offered  for  that  purpose  by  the 
authorities  of  the  United  Church.  The  procession 
from  the  United  Church  Chapel  was  marshalled 
under  the  diredlion  of  Mr.  Burton  Mansfield,  and 
inarched  across  the  Green  through  an  attentive 
throng  of  people  who  lined  the  route  to  Trinity 
Church.  This  part  of  the  procession  met  the 
Bishops,  other  Clergy  and  Choir  at  the  tower 
entrance  of  the  Church,  and,  while  the  proces- 
sional hymn  "  We  march,  we  march  to  victory " 
was  singing,  the  entire  procession  moved  up  the 
middle  alley  in  the  following  order :  the  Choir ; 
the  Rev.  Frederick  William  Harriman,  Secretary  of 
the  Diocese ;  the  Rev.  Daniel  Henshaw,  S.T.D. ;  the 
Rev.  George  Hodges,  D.D.,  Dean  of  the  Episcopal 
Theological  School,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts ;  the 
Rev.  Stewart  Means,  Redlor  of  St.  John's  Church, 
New  Haven  ;  the  Rev.  Henry  M.  Sherman,  Arch- 
deacon of  Fairfield,  and  Secretary  of  the  Standing 
Committee;  the  Rev.  Edwin  Stevens  Lines,  D.D., 
Rector  of  St.  Paul's,  New  Haven  ;  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Hart,  D.D.,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese,  member  of  the 
Standing  Committee  and  Secretary  of  the  House  of 
Bishops  ;  the  Rev.  J.  Livingston  Reese,  D.D.,  Regis- 
trar of  the  General  Convention  ;  the  Rev.  William 
Given  Andrews,  D.D.,  member  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee ;  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis ;  the  Rev. 
Storrs  O.  Seymour,  D.D.,  President  of  the  Standing 
Committee ;  the  Rev.  John  Binney,  D.D.,  Sub  Dean 
of  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  member  of  the  Stand- 
ing Committee,  and    Archdeacon    of  Middlesex ;  the 


—1/9— 

Rev.  Benjamin  Mowatt  Yarrington,  Rector-Emeritus 
of  Christ  Churcli,  Greenwich,  and  senior  presbyter  of 
the  Diocese;  the  Rev.  Francis  Thayer  Russell,  D.D., 
Recflor  of  St.  Margaret's  School,  Waterbury,  and 
Professor  of  Elocution  in  Berkeley  Divinity  School, 
Middletown,  and  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York  City ;  the  Rev.  Charles  O.  Scoville,  and 
the  Rev.  Clarence  W.  Bispham,  Curates  of  Trinity 
Church  ;  the  Rev.  George  William  Douglas,  S.T.D., 
Redlor  of  Trinity  Church  ; 

THE    REV.     CHAUNCEY    BUNCE    BREWSTER,    D.D., 
BISHOP    COADJUTOR    ELECT, 

vested  in  rochet ;  attended  by  the  Rev.  William  Mer- 
cer Grosvenor,  Redlor  of  the  Church  of  the  Incarna- 
tion, New  York  City,  and  the  Rev.  Henry  Ferguson, 
Northam  Professor  of  History  and  Political  Science, 
Trinity  College,  Hartford ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  William 
Ford  Nichols,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  California ;  the  Rt.  Rev. 
William  Lawrence,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  Massachu- 
setts ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  George  Worthington,  D.D.,  LL.D., 
Bishop  of  Nebraska ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  William  Paret, 
D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  Maryland;  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Courtland  Whitehead,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Pittsburgh  ; 
the  Rt.  Rev.  William  David  Walker,  D.D.,  LL.D., 
D.C.L.,  Bishop  of  Western  New  York;  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Ozi  William  Whitaker,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Penn- 
sylvania;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Henry  Codman  Potter, 
D.D.,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,  Bishop  of  New  York;  the  Rt. 
Rev.  William  Croswell  Doane,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop 
of  Albany;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Abram  Newkirk  Littlejohn, 
D.D.,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,    Bishop    of  Long   Island,    and 


— i8o— 

Bishop    Presiding  at  the   Consecration,  attended  by 
his  chaplain,  the  Rev.  Wilmer  P.  Bird,  Precentor  of 
the  Cathedral  of  the  Incarnation,  Garden  City,  bear- 
ing the  pastoral  staff;   the  Clergy  from  the  United 
Church  Chapel    in  this    order :    Archdeacons   of  the 
Diocese,  not  seated  in  the  Chancel,  members  of  the 
faculty  of  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  not  seated  in  the 
Chancel,  the  clergy  holding  ofl&cial  positions  in  the 
Diocese,  not  seated  in  the  Chancel ;  official  representa- 
tives of  other  Dioceses  ;  the  clergy  of  the  Diocese  in 
oi"der  of  canonical  residence,  the  students  of  Berkeley 
Divinity  School  in  academic  gowns.     The  President 
and  Faculty  of  Trinity  College,  with  the  exception  of 
Professors  Hart  and  Ferguson,  assembled  in  Trinity 
Parish    House,    i6o    Temple    street,    from    whence, 
attired  in  collegiate  gowns  and  caps,  they  proceeded 
to  the  Church  previous  to  the  main  procession,  and 
occupied  seats  specially  reserved  for  them  near  the 
Chancel.     The  entire  procession  marched  two  by  two, 
save  only  that  the  Re6lor  of  Trinity  Church,  New 
Haven,  the  Bishop   Coadj utor  ele(5l,  the  chaplain  of 
the  Bishop  of  Long  Island,  and  the  Bishop  of  Long 
Island,    each    walked    alone.     The    Bishop    of  Long 
Island  with  his  chaplain,  and  the  Bishops  of  Albany, 
New  York,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Massachusetts, 
Pittsburgh,    Western    New   York,    were   within    the 
Sanctuary  ;  the  other  Bishops,  the  Redlor  and  Curates 
of  the  Parish,  and  the  fourteen  other  specially  invited 
clergy  occupied   their  assigned    seats  in   the   Choir. 
The  Bishop  Coadjutor  elecft,  with  his  attending  pres- 
byters, was  seated  at  the  head  of  the  middle  alley, 
just  below  the  Chancel  steps.     The  rest  of  the  vested 


— i8i— 

Clergy  occupied  the  pews  on  either  side  of  the  middle 
alley.* 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  processional  hymn,  the 
Secretary  of  the  House  of  Bishops  read  the  Commis- 
sion issued  by  the  Presiding  Bishop  to  the  Bishops  of 
Long  Island,  Albany  and  New  York,  to  consecrate 
the  Bishop  Coadjutor  ele6l  of  the  Diocese  of  Con- 
nedlicut.f 

The  Introit  from  Psalm  xci :  "  Whoso  dwelleth 
under  the  defence  of  the  Most  High,"  was  then  exqui- 
sitely sung  by  the  Choir.  J  The  Communion  Office  was 
begun  by  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  who  also  read 
the  Epistle,  Acts  xx,  17  ;  the  Bishop  of  Pennsylva- 
nia read  the  Gospel,  St.  Matthew  xxviii,  18.  The 
Nicene  Creed  was  sung  by  the  whole  congregation  led 
by  the  Choir.  Then  followed  the  hymn,  "  The 
Church's  One  Foundation  ;"  after  which  the  sermon 
was  preached  by  the  Bishop  of  IMaryland  from  St. 
Titus  i,  5. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  sermon,  the  Bishop  Coad- 
jutor elect  was  presented  for  Consecration  to  the 
Bishop  Presiding  by  the  Bishop  of  Nebraska  and  the 
Bishop  of  California.  Upon  the  call  for  testimoni- 
als, the  Registrar  of  the  Diocese  read  the  official  Cer- 
tificate of  the  election  and  the  Testimony  of  the  Con- 
vention of  the  Diocese  of  Connefticut,  the  Secretary 
of  the  Standing  Committee  read  the  certificate  of  the 
consent  given  to  the  Consecration  by  the  Standing 

*  As  accurate  a  list  as  possible  of  the  Clergj'  in  the  procession  will  be 
found  on  pages  300-303. 

t  A  copy  will  be  found  on  page  295. 

t  The  full  musical  programme  is  given  on  page  310. 


— 182— 

Committees  of  fifty-four  Dioceses  (being  all  who,  at 
the  time  of  the  Consecration,  had  replied  to  the 
request  for  consent),  including  the  form  of  canonical 
testimonial  signed  by  the  members  of  said  Standing 
Committees,  and  the  Registrar  of  the  General  Con- 
vention read  the  Certificate  of  the  Presiding  Bishop, 
that  consent  had  been  given  to  the  Consecration  by 
a  canonical  majority  of  the  members  of  the  House 
of  Bishops.'"' 

After  the  Bishop  elect  had  made  the  Promise  of 
Conformity,  the  Bishop  Presiding  bade  the  congre- 
gation to  prayer,  and  the  Bishop  of  Albany  said  the 
Litany.  The  Bishop  Presiding  then  put  to  the  Bishop 
ele6l  the  prescribed  questions,  which  were  answered 
by  Dr.  Brewster.  After  the  special  prayer  for  the 
Bishop  Coadjutor  elect  had  been  said  by  the  Bishop 
Presiding,  Dr.  Brewster  put  on  the  rest  of  the  Epis- 
copal Habit,  during  which  the  Choir  sang  the  anthem 
from  Psalm  cxxii,  6,  7  :  "  Praj^  for  the  peace  of 
Jerusalem."  The  Bishop  Coadjutor  eledl  then  knelt 
before  the  altar,  all  the  Bishops  gathered  around, 
and  the  Bishop  of  Albany  led  them  in  singing  anti- 
phonally  with  the  Choir  and  congregation,  the  "  Veni, 
Creator  Spiritus."  The  Bishop  Presiding  said  the 
solenin  prayer  immediately  preceding  the  Consecra- 
tion, all  the  Bishops  present  placed  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  ele6l,  and  the 
Bishop  Presiding  said  the  momentous  words  which 
made  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster  a  Bishop  in  the 
Church  of  God.  The  charge  was  then  given  to  the 
newly    consecrated    Bishop,    the    Bible    delivered    to 

*  For  these  documents  see  pages  293-299. 


-i83- 

him,*  and  rising  from  his  knees,  the  Bishop  Coad- 
jutor  of   Connedlicut   was    received   by   his    brother 
Bishops  within  the  Sanctuary  .f     The  alms  of  the  con- 
gregation were  then  received,  the  Offertory  Anthem 
being  I  Chron.  xvii,  26,  27:  "Lord,  thou  art  God." 
The  Bishop  Presiding  then  proceeded  with  the  Com- 
munion Ofi&ce  assisted  by    several    of  his    brethren. 
As  is  provided  by  the  rubric  in  the  ofi&ce  for  the  Con- 
secration of  Bishops,  "  the  new  consecrated  Bishop, 
with  others,"  those  in  the  Chancel,  received  the  Holy 
Communion.      The    final    prayer   was    said    and  the 
Benediction    pronounced    by   the    Bishop    Presiding. 
After  singing  the  "  Nunc  Dimittis,"  the  recessional 
hymn,  "  Rejoice,  ye  pure  in  heart,"  was  sung,  the  long 
procession  reformed,  and  marched  down  the  middle 
alley  ;  and  the  large  congregation  dispersed.     Those 
in    attendance    agree    that    for    order,    devotion    and 
beauty,  the  combination  of  simplicity  and  grandeur, 
few    consecrations    of    a    Bishop   in   this    American 
Church  have  surpassed  that  of  Bishop  Brewster. 

*  This  Bible  was  presented  to  Bishop  Brewster  by  the  Reftor,  Wardens, 
and  Vestry  of  Trinity  Chxirch,  New  Haven. 

t  A  copy  of  the  Letter  of  Consecration  is  given  on  page  299. 


Consecration   Sermon 


BY 


The  Rt.  Rev.  WILLIAM  PARET,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

"Bishop  of  (Maryland 


TRINITY    CHURCH 


CONSECRATION    SERMON 


TITUS    I.  5. 
' '  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that  thou  shouldest  set 
in  order  the  things  that  are  wanting,    and  ordain  elders  in 
every  citj',  as  I  had  appointed  thee." 


At  the  close  of  this  Epistle  to  Titus  there  is  a 
supplementary  paragraph  or  note  as  follows  :  "It  was 
written  to  Titus  ordained  the  first  Bishop  of  the 
Church  of  the  Cretians,  from  Nicopolis  of  Macedonia." 
Those  who  will  not  acknowledge  any  evidence  of  Dio- 
cesan Episcopacy  in  the  Bible,  tell  us  at  once  that 
this  note  is  no  part  of  God's  word ;  that  it  was  not, 
like  the  body  of  the  Epistle,  written  by  St.  Paul  : 
that  it  cannot  claim  inspiration  or  his  personal 
authority :  that  it  is  a  mere  memorandum,  of  later 
days,  by  someone  unknown,  some  copyist  perhaps  of 
the  first  manuscript,  ver}^  much  like  the  memorandum 
which  a  clerk  of  our  own  time  endorses  on  a  paper  to 
be  filed  away.  We  grant  it.  It  is  even  so.  St.  Paul 
did  not  write  it.  It  was  not  inspired.  And  although 
written  very  early  indeed,  it  only  testifies  the  under- 
standing of  those  of  that  early  day.  The  early 
Church,  the  ver}'  early  Church,  did  accept  this  Epistle 
as  written  to  Titus  ordained  Bishop  of  Crete. 


— 188— 

But  thougli  St.  Paul  did  not  write  this  particular 
note,  he  did  write  and  record  elsewhere,  as  part  of  the 
Holy  Scriptures  which  all  Christians  accept  as 
inspired,  the  very  same  assertion.  He  does  not  wait 
for  the  end  of  his  Epistle  or  letter,  to  add  a  note  or 
superscription.  He  puts  the  address,  after  the  manner 
of  letter  writing  in  those  days,  at  the  beginning.     "  To 

Titus,  mine  own  son  after  the  common  faith 

For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that  thou  shouldest 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  wanting,  and  ordain 
elders  in  every  city  as  I  have  appointed  thee."  Not 
the  very  same  words,  but  the  very  same  facfts.  "  To 
Titus,"  appointed  by  direct  Apostolic  authority  to  do 
personally  a  specified  work  in  a  region  or  distridl 
distin<5lly  named  and  limited.  The  Ordination  by 
St.  Paul ;  the  office  named  not  by  the  word  Bishop, 
but  by  the  statement  of  the  duties  and  powers  which 
none  but  a  Bishop  could  exercise ;  and  the  region, 
Crete.  Plainly  it  is  just  as  the  foot  note  says, 
"  Written  to  Titus,  ordained  the  first  Bishop  of  the 
Cretians." 

It  will  bear  repetition.  Brethren.  The  Ordination, 
"I  left  thee," — "as  I  had  appointed  thee."  The 
Bishop's  office :  not  one  of  many  Presbyters,  his 
equals,  but  one  over  many  Presbyters  or  elders,  with 
authority  :  himself  to  set  in  order,  that  is,  to  corredl,  to 
diredl,  to  arrange,  to  govern,  and  to  ordain ;  not  to 
bid  others  ordain,  but  to  do  it  himself;  the  very 
powers  and  marks  of  the  Bishop's  office  ever  since ; 
the  governing  and  ordaining  powers.  And  the  defi- 
nite region,  Crete  ;  as  distinctly  that  Bishop's  Diocese 
or  sphere  of  work  as  Maryland  is  mine  to-day.     Not 


—189— 

tlie  Presbyter  for  one  city  or  town,  but  the  Overseer 
or  Episcopos  of  all  tbe  Presbyters  in  all  that  Island 
of  Crete.  Indeed,  Brethren,  they  must,  one  would 
think,  read  with  eyes  very  prejudiced,  who  do  not  see 
the  Bishop  and  his  Diocese  in  this  Epistle. 

To  two  things  here  named  I  ask  your  closer 
thought :  to  the  Diocese  as  the  sphere  of  the  Bishop's 
work,  and  to  the  two  great  parts  or  instances  of  that 
work  as  St.  Paul  here  names  them.  You  may  perhaps 
think  that  I  should  have  named  a  third,  the  Bishop 
himself.  And  if  we  could  know  much  about  Titus 
himself,  if  Ave  could  have  anj^  full  and  sure  story  of 
his  life,  if  there  had  come  to  us  any  definite  history 
of  his  episcopal  workfwe  might  well  learn  much  from 
his  example.  Later  times  in  the  Church  have  given 
us  some  grand  and  noble  instances,  fully  told,  of  the 
consecration  of  great  learning,  great  natural  gifts 
and  grand  charadler  to  the  work  of  Christ  in  that 
sacred  office.  And  every  Bishop  of  to-day  looks  back 
to  such  and  studies  them  to  stimulate  himself  to 
deeper  devotion.  We  wish  we  knew  just  what  Titus 
did,  as  Bishop,  but  we  cannot  have  that  history. 

The  field  for  these  labors  was  the  Island  of  Crete, 
so  sadl}^  prominent  in  men's  thoughts  to-day.  Its 
limits  were  defined,  not  by  lines  which  might  be 
changed  from  time  to  time  by  fortunes  of  war  or 
polic}',  but  b}'  God's  own  hand  in  the  clear  drawn 
ocean  bounds.  It  included  about  4,600  square  miles, 
more  than  some  of  our  smaller  Dioceses  to-day,  and 
very  nearly  equal  in  area  to  this  Diocese  of  Counedli- 
cut.  It  was  at  that  time  quite  thickly  peopled  ;  far 
more  so  than  it  is  at  present.     Homer,  in  earlier  days, 


— 190 — 

told  of  its  hundred  cities.  It  is  probable  that  in  the 
days  of  St.  Paul  it  numbered  not  far  from  600,000 
inhabitants,  and  in  that  respect  also  was  nearly  equal 
to  this  Diocese.  The  communication  or  journeying 
throughout  must  have  been  comparatively  easy. 
Besides  the  fa(ft  of  its  surrounding  coast  margin, 
where  one  could  go  from  point  to  point  very  easily  b}^ 
boat,  the  hundred  towns  in  that  small  area  could  not 
have  been  very  far  apart  ;  and  unless  it  differed  much 
from  all  other  Roman  territorj^,  it  must  have  had 
excellent  Roman  roads. 

It  has  been  assumed  by  some  that  by  Apostolic 
rule  or  usage  every  city  was  to  have  its  Bishop ;  but 
we  have  here  the  one  Bishop  for  a  hundred  towns  ;  a 
territorial,  rather  than  a  city  Diocese,  and  named  not 
after  a  See  City,  but  after  the  whole  region.  There 
is  a  theory,  urged  with  great  boldness  by  some  of 
late,  that  the  Bishop's  Diocese  should  be  so  small 
that  he  could  come  into  close  personal  pastoral  rela- 
tion, not  only  with  the  Clergy  under  his  care,  but 
with  all  the  people  of  their  several  flocks.  But  both 
in  the  larger  ministry  of  the  first  Apostles,  and  in 
the  commission  here  given  to  one  of  the  earliest  Dio- 
cesan Bishops,  I  am  comforted  for  my  own  work  by 
finding  in  them  the  larger  rather  than  the  very 
minute  supervision. 

When  Titus  entered  on  the  task  thus  given  him, 
he  was  very  much  like  one  of  our  Missionary  Bishops 
going  out  to  a  new  jurisdidlion.  It  was  a  territory 
yet  virtually  unoccupied.  Titus  had  evidently  been 
with  St.  Paul  when  that  Apostle,  in  adlion  so  brief 
that  it  has  left  no  record  but  this  Epistle  in  Holy 


—191— 

Scripture,  spoke  the  first  Gospel  words  in  Crete.  In 
what  cities  or  towns  he  preached,  whether  in  more 
than  one,  or  how  long  he  tarried,  we  do  not  know. 
It  seems  however,  that  instead  of  continuing  there 
for  months,  or  for  a  year,  as  he  did  in  some  places, 
he  only  made  the  very  beginning,  gained  the  first 
foothold,  and  then  going  on  to  some  task  which 
seemed  to  him  more  urgent,  left  Titus  on  the  ground 
to  push  that  beginning  to  further  result.  Probably, 
as  in  some  other  instances,  only  one  congregation 
had  been  gathered,  only  one  small  group,  meeting  in 
some  house  like  that  of  Cornelius,  or  in  some  school 
room  like  that  of  Tyraunus,  or  some  place  by  the 
river-side  as  with  Lydia.  St.  Paul  knew  he  was  only 
thus  to  lay  foundations,  and  others  were  to  build 
thereon.  But  strong  in  faith  and  hope,  he  knew  that 
building  would  be  done.  He  planted,  Titus  watered, 
and  he  was  sure  that  God  would  give  the  increase. 

So  we  must  imagine  Titus  at  the  threshold  of  his 
work ;  to  transform  a  new  begun  Missionary  Juris- 
diftion  into  a  well  ordered  Diocese.  I  am  sure  that 
realizing  that  the  whole  island,  and  not  one  single 
flock  only,  was  his  charge,  he  began  with  an  Episco- 
pal Missionary  journey  ;  studying  the  ground  and 
planning  his  work.  And  I  can  imagine  that  work 
growing ;  the  first  little  congregation  growing  in 
numbers,  in  knowledge,  in  habits  of  worship  and 
strength  of  Christian  life  ;  new  congregations  spring- 
ing up  in  city  after  city,  as  with  a  Bishop's  loving 
zeal  he  burned  to  possess  the  whole  island  for  Christ, 
his  Lord.  Try  as  I  may,  it  is  impossible  with  this 
Epistle  before  me  to  think  of  Titus  under  the  Presby- 


— 192 — 

terian  idea,  as  the  minister  of  a  single  congregation. 
It  is  a  Diocese  I  see ;  of  many  congregations,  of 
many  cities,  of  many  Presbyters,  over  whom  as  guide 
and  ruler  appointed  by  inspired  Apostolic  authority 
is  one  who,  while  like  St.  Peter  aud  every  Bishop 
now,  he  has  not  lost  his  Presbyter's  ofiBce  and  so  is 
"  a  fellow  Presbyter,"  or  "  also  an  elder  and  com- 
panion in  labor,"  has  added  to  that  the  duties,  the 
responsibilities  and  the  authority  of  a  higher  office. 

But  if  the  extent  of  the  charge  shows  it  to  have 
been  a  Diocese,  the  nature,  the  charadler  of  the  work 
shows  it  to  have  been  peculiarly  that  of  a  Diocesan 
Bishop.  Two  lines  of  work  the  Apostle  names.  "  To 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  wanting,"  the  guid- 
ing, restraining,  correcfting,  ruling  work.  "  And  to 
ordain  elders  in  every  city ;  "  to  be  Christ's  appointed 
officer  in  transmitting  and  maintaining,  under  the 
Divine  conditions,  that  succession  of  Christ's  duly 
Ordained  Ministers  which  He  said  was  to  continue 
until  the  end  of  the  world. 

Take  the  two  in  order.  "  To  set  in  order  the 
things  that  are  wanting."  What  things  were  want- 
ing ?  There  are  two  senses  or  degrees  in  which  that 
word  "wanting"  is  used.  We  may  say  that  a  cer- 
tain thing  is  wanting,  and  mean  that  there  is  an 
entire  failure  or  lack  of  it, — a  complete  absence.  Or 
we  may  use  it  as  expressing  defedlivetiess ;  as  when 
we  say  of  one  that  he  is  wanting  in  certain  qualities. 
I  think  we  must  take  the  word  here  in  this  latter 
sense,  and  the  Greek  original  bears  out  this  meaning. 
Titus  was  not  to  supply  things  that  were  wanting, 
but  to  set  them  in  order.     They  were  there  already, 


—193— 

but    out  of  order,  incomplete,  irregular,  unfinislied. 

The    foundations    were    laid,    the    materials    in    part 

gathered,  and  out  of  the  confusion  he  was  to  build  and 

bring  the  well-ordered   structure.     There   must  have 

been  many  things  thus  to  be  set  in  order,  not  only  in 

Crete,  but  in  ever}'  newly  and  hastilj^  started  Church 

of  those  early  days.     Those    first   Apostles    worked 

very  hopefull}',  and  because  hopefully  very  quickly. 

They  did  not  wait  till  men  and  women  were  fully  and 

admirabl}^    instructed,    before    they    received    them. 

The}^  received  them  first,  and  taught  them  more  fully 

afterward.     It  did  not  need    months   to  prepare  for 

Baptism    on    the    da}'    of    Pentecost.      The   teaching 

began  in  the  morning,  and  the  three  thousand  were 

baptized  before  night.    Those  at  Ephesus,  so  ignorant 

that  they  did  not  know    "  whether   there    were    any 

Holy  Ghost,"  were,  in  the  Apostles'   hopeful  faith, 

baptized  and  confirmed    at    once.     They  believed  in 

Christ  as  preached  to  them.     They  were  ready  to  be 

taught.     There  was  no  long  minute   drilling  of  the 

jailer  who  was  baptized  at  that  midnight  earthquake. 

I  do  not  think  the  Gospel  would  have  won  its   great 

Apostolic  victories,  if  those  Apostolic  men  had  been 

as  timid  and  slow  as  we  think  we  ought  to  be. 

And    so.   Brethren,  we    must    think    of  that   new 

Church  in  Crete  as  ver}^  rudimentary  and  defedlive. 

Many  things  were  wanting.     We  have  likened  it  to 

one  of  our  own  Missionary  Jurisdidlions  at  the  West. 

It  was  more  like  the  sending  of  a  jNIissionary  Bishop 

to  some  new  venture  in  a  foreign  land.     It  was  not 

irreligion  the}^  had  to  deal  with,  but  false  religion ; 

and  false  religion  strongly  established  in  the  litera- 
ls 


—194— 

tiire,  the  government,  the  language,  the  worship,  and 
in  all  the  social  life  and  customs.  The  Christian 
religion  came  in  suddenly,  as  something  new.  Those 
who  accepted  its  first  principles,  its  foundations,  were 
received  at  once.  But  out  of  those  new-made  be- 
lievers, untaught,  untrained,  Titus  had,  by  the  help 
of  God,  to  bring  a  well-ordered  and  disciplined  Church. 
There  was  much  wanting  in  doc^trine ;  and  that  had 
to  be  set  in  order.  It  is  easy  enough  even  now,  after 
all  the  training  of  eighteen  centuries,  for  men  to  catch 
wild  ideas.  There  was  needed  all  the  more  then,  the 
strong  hand  of  one  already  well  taught,  to  hold  those 
eager  souls  fast  to  the  great  principles,  and  to  lead 
them,  step  by  step,  into  the  surer,  safer  ways  of  care- 
ful Christian  truth.  The  dodlrine  of  those  infant 
Churches  was  rudimentary.  They  needed  that 
knowledge  should  be  added  to  zeal,  and  guide  it. 
They  needed,  like  Apollos,  to  be  "  taught  the  way  of 
truth  more  perfedlly."  And  so  the  dodlrine  of  that 
new-born  Church  was  one  thing  to  be  set  in  order. 

And  its  worship  was  another.  That  could  not  be 
left  to  grow  of  itself,  and  fashion  itself  as  men's 
fancies  might  direcfl.  And  the  wonderful  unity  of 
the  grand  first  liturgic  forms  which  we  find  every- 
where, back  to  the  very  first,  shows  what  care  Apostles 
and  Apostolic  men  took  to  set  that  in  order.  The 
minute  rules  for  worship  which  St.  Paul  gave  in  these 
Pastoral  Epistles,  and  in  those  to  the  Corinthians  and 
elsewhere,  show  how  he  saw  the  need.  There  was 
already  a  positive  and  powerful  heathen  worship,  with 
its  temples,  altars,  sacrifices  and  incense.  There  was 
already    a    strongly    charadlerized    Jewish    worship. 


—195— 

And  the  worship  of  the  Christian  Church  must  be 
protected  from  the  corruptions  which  threatened  it 
from  these,  and  from  the  influence  of  old  habits  and 
ideas  of  praj^er  which  still  afifedled  the  newly-con- 
verted. The  worship  of  the  Christians,  both  in  pub- 
lic and  in  private,  must  be  distindlively  and  positively 
Christian,  must  be  such  as  to  help  men  to  come  to 
Christ,  and  to  bring  to  them  His  blessings. 

If  this  had  been  left  to  scattered  native  Presbj'ters 
in  their  several  separate  flocks,  there  would  have  been 
what  St.  Paul  sa3-s  God  does  not  approve,  confusion 
instead  of  order.  And  so,  instead  of  leaving  it  to  the 
many,  St.  Paul  and  the  other  Apostles,  guided  we  are 
sure  by  the  help  which  Christ  had  promised  them, 
committed  that  liturgic  authorit}'  to  the  Bishop.  He 
was  to  set  in  order  the  praj^ers  and  worship  of  the 
Church ;  not  after  his  own  ideas,  but  after  the  model 
and  ideal  which  was  part  of  the  Apostolic  teaching. 

And  then  there  was  the  sphere  of  private  life  and 
morals.  How  far  thej-  were  to  be  bound  by  Jewish 
laws  and  usages  ;  how  far  they  could  go  in  association 
with  their  still  heathen  friends ;  how  far  they  could 
conform  to  their  social  customs ;  how  was  the  private 
and  social  life  of  Christians  to  differ  from  that  of 
others  ?  You  know  from  St.  Paul's  Epistles,  to  the 
Corinthians  and  Ephesians  especially,  what  strange, 
erroneous  fancies  as  to  do6lrine,  worship,  personal 
and  social  life  he  had  to  corredl  and  set  in  order  for 
his  new  disciples.  They  had  to  be  built  up.  And 
for  this  purpose  they  did  not,  as  some  in  their  enthu- 
siasm would  have  us  do  now,  make  haste  to  set  up 
what   is    called  a   Native    Episcopate.     The}-  might 


— 196 — 

make  Presbyters  and  Deacons  out  of  new-made  Chris- 
tians, provided  there  was  some  one  over  them 
strongly  fitted  to  rule  and  guide.  But  the  one  so 
over  them,  the  Bishop,  must  be  "not  a  novice."  So 
over  the  new-born  Ephesian  and  Alexandrian  and 
Cretan  Christians  were  placed,  not  men  of  themselves, 
but  chosen  men,  trained  long  and  carefully  for  the 
work,  under  the  personal  teaching  and  guiding  of  the 
first  Apostles ;  men  like  Timothy  and  St.  Mark  and 
Titus. 

But  besides  this  "  setting  in  order  of  things  that 
were  wanting,"  this  developing  of  the  well-ordered 
Christian  community  out  of  its  crude  elements,  St. 
Paul  names  to  Titus  another  important  department 
of  his  Episcopal  work.  He  was  "  to  ordain  elders  in 
every  city."  Now  if  the  theory  of  the  Parity  of 
Orders  were  true,  this  ordaining  power  would  have 
been  exercised  by  all  the  Presbyters.  Once  begun, 
the  of&ce  of  Presbyter  or  Elder  would  have  propagated 
itself.  But  St.  Paul  plainly  committed  that  ordaining 
power  in  Crete  to  one,  and  to  one  onl}^.  He  left 
Titus  there  that  he  might  ordain  ;  not  make  a  begin- 
ning of  ordering  in  one  city,  and  then  let  the  elders 
so  ordained  go  on  ordaining  other  elders,  but  himself 
ordain  in  every  city.  All  the  ordaining  in  Crete  was 
to  be  done  by  him.  Just  as  in  another  place  he  com- 
mitted all  the  ordaining  power  to  one  man,  Timothy ; 
just,  as  history  assures  us,  from  that  time  on  there 
was  in  every  Diocese  its  personal  center  of  ordination. 

And  it  was  not  only  the  power  to  ordain ;  it  was 
far  more.  It  was  the  great  duty,  the  solemn  and 
sacred  responsibility  of  ordaining  that  was  laid  upon 


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him.      We    are    sure    that    when    the   first    Apostles 
heard  our  Lord   say    "  Lo,   I   am  with   you  always, 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  world,"   they   understood 
Him  to  declare  the  perpetuity  and  sure  succession  of 
the  ministry  then  established.     And  though  we  are 
not  told  how  it  was  that  He  more  minutely  instru6led 
them  as  to  the  methods  of  that  propagation,  we  are 
sure,  from  the  wondrous  unanimity  of  their  methods 
and  adlions,  that  they  were  guided  by  Him,  as  He 
promised ;  and  guided  not  only  in  ordering  the  doc- 
trine and  worship  and  social  life  of  Christians,  but  in 
their  ordering  of  the   ministry  also.     And  through 
their  hands,  as  in  the  case  of  Timothy  and  Titus  and 
in  all  the  a6lion  of  those  earliest  days,  we  receive  the 
ofi&ce  of  Bishop,  the  ordaining  office,  as  from  our  Lord 
Himself.     "  To  ordain  elders  in  every  city."     So  only 
can  the  Gospel  work  be  continued.     "  In  every  city." 
Wherever  the  missionary  zeal  of  Titus  could  gather 
a  new  little  band  of  disciples,  there  he  must  organize 
them,  must  set  them  in  order,  must  provide  and  dire^l 
the  laws  and  customs  of  their  worship,  must  show 
them  how  the  Sacraments  were  to  be  administered, 
and  have  some  one  appointed  so  to  minister,  and  him- 
self well  taught,  to  teach  others.     I  can  well  imagine 
how  careful  he  was  to  look  out  men  of  honest  report, 
full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of  wisdom,  whom  he  might 
set  over  such  matters.     I  can  well  imagine  what  lov- 
ing diligence  he  t:sed  either  to  seledl  such  men  him- 
self, or  to  examine  and  approve  them,  and  to  give 
them  his  own  careful  personal  teaching  and  diredlion. 
It  was  not  simply  to  lay  hands  on  them  and  speak 
the  words  appointed,  and  send  them  out.     True,  the 


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Grace  of  Orders  is  strong ;  but  it  needs  a  "  chosen 
vessel "  to  hold  it  safely  and  profitably.  I  can 
imagine,  I  think  every  Bishop  can,  that  early  Bishop 
studying  his  Diocese  with  anxious,  loving  heart. 
There  hangs  on  the  wall  of  my  own  room  a  map  of 
the  Diocese  of  Maryland,  and  it  has,  distindlly  noted, 
every  city,  town,  village,  or  rural  spot  where  a  Church 
has  been  established,  and  where  the  blessings  of  the 
Apostolic  ministry  have  reached.  I  think  Titus 
must  have  had  just  such  a  map  of  Crete;  and  how 
glad  his  heart  must  have  been,  as  again  and  again  he 
could  add  a  new  cross  to  mark  the  spot  where  a  new 
Church  had  been  begun,  and  another  ordained  min- 
ister of  Christ  put  at  work.  And  I  can  imagine,  too, 
with  what  anxiousness  he  studied  the  many  places  as 
yet  unmarked,  and  prayed  that  Christ  would  help 
him  to  find  the  way  to  the  souls  that  had  not  been 
reached.  "  To  ordain  elders  in  every  city  "  was  his 
task ;  and  so  long  as  in  Crete  there  was  left  one  city, 
one  place  not  provided  with  the  true  Gospel  ministry, 
so  long  he  could  not  rest. 

Dear  Brethren,  in  a  few  moments  another  will  have 
been  added  to  that  long  line  of  men  who  for  eighteen 
hundred  years  have  one  after  another  received  the 
awful  office  which  I  have  so  imperfedlly  pidlured  to 
you,  as  held  by  Titus.  And  the  Church  may  well 
repeat  the  very  words  :  "  For  this  cause  left  we  thee  in 
Connedlicut,  that  thou  shouldest  set  in  order  the 
things  that  are  wanting,  and  ordain  elders  in  every 
city."  Nay,  the  words  come  with  higher  san(5lion  still. 
It  would  be  but  a  little  thing,  if  the  Bishops  uniting 
in  this  a6l  conveyed  only  their  own  personal  authority. 


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It  would  be  something  more,  but  still  a  little  thing,  if 
the  ac5l  conveyed  only  the  authority  of  the  Church. 
I  am  sure  that  when  Titus  received  through  St.  Paul 
his  commission  for  the  Bishop's  office  he  realized 
most  awfully,  that  it  was  not  from  St.  Paul,  but 
through  St.  Paul,  from  Christ.  He  was  not  St.  Paul's 
minister  ;  he  was  Christ's  minister.  Christ  had  made 
him  His  ambassador. 

And  even  so,  the  power,  the  validity,  the  divine 
efficacy  of  this  present  a6l  of  ordination,  is  because  it 
is  the  Lord's  atfl,  and  not  man's.  The  men  are  but 
his  instruments.  To  a  ministry  and  office,  which  at 
the  first  He  Himself  created,  and  with  which  as  an 
office  which  He  declared  to  be  perpetuated,  He  prom- 
ised His  constant  presence  and  authority, — to  the 
highest  grade  in  His  Holy  ministry,  Christ  Himself 
calls  this  man,  to-day.  For  such  calling  he  used  at 
the  first  His  own  immediate  and  visible  designation, 
as  in  the  calling  of  the  twelve  ;  or  He  used  the  twelve 
together  as  His  agents,  as  in  the  calling  of  the  seven 
Deacons  ;  or  He  used  one  Apostle,  like  St.  Paul,  to 
transmit  the  office  to  Timothy  and  Titus.  And  He 
uses  now  the  careful,  well-guided  adlion  and  scrutiny 
and  power  of  His  Church.  But  so  surely  as  St.  Paul 
and  St.  Peter  were  themselves  called  to  be  His  min- 
isters and  receive  His  authority,  and  were  made  His 
ambassadors,  so  surely  and  trul}^,  even  though  not 
with  such  immediate  designation,  were  Timothy  and 
Titus  called  and  ordained  of  Christ,  to  be  His  min- 
isters, not  St.  Paul's.  And  even  so  surely,  in  these 
far-off  days,  do  those  who  are  admitted  into  that  same 
Apostolic   line   of   sacred    ministry,   have  no   human 


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authority  only,  but  Christ's  own  presence  with  them. 
"  An  Apostle,  not  of  man,  neither  by  man,"  was  St. 
Paul's  claim.  And  following  in  that  same  Apostolic 
ofi&ce, — "  not  of  man,  although  by  man,"  might  as 
truly  be  said  by  Timothy  and  Titus,  and  soon  by  our 
brother  here  to-day.  Men  may  not  always  see  or 
own  the  divinely-given  authority.  Their  faith  in  the 
office  may  be  shaken  by  the  personal  weakness  or  sins 
of  the  men  who  hold  it.  They  may  see  only  the 
earthen  vessel,  and  not  the  treasure  it  contains.  But 
whether  others  own  it  or  not,  the  confident  and  abso- 
lute assurance  of  the  one  appointed  so  to  serve  the 
Lord,  that  he  holds  his  office  from  Christ,  and  is 
accountable  to  Christ,  fills  the  soul  with  the  full 
awfulness  of  responsibility,  and  fires  it  to  the  most 
untiring  labors.  It  is  not  the  pride  of  authority,  but 
the  responsibility  of  authority,  he  feels  ;  not  the  exal- 
tation of  office,  but  its  awfulness  ;  not  its  honor,  but 
its  immense  burden ;  a  burden  which  no  soul  could 
bear,  but  for  the  strong  and  absolute  assurance  that 
it  comes  from  Christ,  and  that  He  is  with  us  as  we 
bear  it.  And  so  it  is  not  to  clothe  a  human  acft  with 
solemnity  that  we  gather  about  this  ordination  so 
much  carefulness  and  dignity  of  worship,  but  because 
we  know  that  we  are  merely  expressing  and  declaring 
in  our  human  words  and  symbols,  the  adl  by  which 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself  places  our  brother 
to-day  in  the  very  same  office  to  which,  through  the 
hands  of  St.  Paul,  He  called  Timothy  and  Titus. 

My  dear  Brother,  I  know  well  how  at  this  hour 
your  soul  trembles  under  the  greatness  of  the  burden 
you  will  hereafter  have  to  bear ;  and  that  when  pres- 


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ently  the  hands  of  Christ's  chief  ministers  are  laid 
upon  your  head,  you  will  feel  in  them  the  communi- 
cation of  Christ's  own  presence  and  gift.  It  is  the 
reality  of  the  oiBce  that  makes  its  awfulness  to  you. 
In  the  great  questions  which  will  soon  be  put  to  you, 
and  in  3'our  answers  the  two  great  divisions  of  the 
Bishop's  work  are  embodied.  You  will  promise  to 
teach  God's  truth  fully  and  onlj^ ;  to  teach  and  exhort 
with  wholesome  dodlrine ;  to  convince  and  exhort  the 
gain  say  ers  ;  to  banish  and  drive  away  erroneous  and 
strange  doftrine  ;  to  promote  godly  living  and  peace, 
and  diligentl}'  to  exercise  the  discipline  committed  to 
you. 

And  in  all  these  j^ou  will  be  "  setting  in  order." 
It  may  be,  it  will  be,  sometimes  painful  to  do  it ;  to 
speak  the  words  or  do  the  a6ls  which  may  seem  to 
others  to  be  severe ;  to  be  firm  against  the  errors  of 
those  whom  for  many  things  you  must  honor  and 
love ;  to  be  misunderstood  by  those  who  cannot  read 
5'our  heart,  and  misrepresented  as  doing  under  mere 
personal  impulse  and  preference  what  your  conscience 
tells  3'ou  3-ou  are  doing  in  faithfulness  to  your  Lord, 
and  to  the  trust  he  has  put  upon  you.  But  the  truth 
of  Christ's  Gospel  and  the  purit}'-  of  faith  and  dodlrine 
will  be  dearer  to  you  than  your  own  peace  ;  and  you 
will  exercise  that  discipline,  I  am  sure,  not  in  the  fear 
of  men,  but  in  the  fear  of  God. 

You  will  promise  to  be  "  faithful  in  ordaining, 
sending  and  la3dng  hands  upon  others."  It  has 
seemed  to  me  sometimes  that  this  trust  of  ordaining 
power  is,  perhaps,  the  most  solemn  and  sacred  of  all 
the  duties  of  a  Bishop.     I  remember  how  our  Blessed 


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Lord  found  here  His  daily  and  hourly  work.  From 
the  first  calling  of  the  fishermen,  to  the  very  Cross, 
and  after  it,  constant,  personal  association  with  Him 
made  their  daily  life.  How  He  made  every  miracle  a 
lesson  to  them  for  their  future  work ;  every  word  of 
peace  to  a  penitent,  or  of  rebuke  to  the  impenitent,  a 
point  in  their  instrudlion.  How  He  watched  to  cor- 
re6l  their  personal  weaknesses,  as  in  Philip  and 
Thomas  and  Peter !  How  He  impressed  His  own 
personality  on  them  in  all  those  long  three  years  of 
daily  companionship !  It  was  the  great  model  of 
theological  training.  The  great  Bishop  and  Shepherd 
of  Souls  made  it  His  personal  work.  I  think  of  those 
first  Apostles  as  following  in  this  His  example,  and 
making  the  training  of  the  men  who  were  to  come 
after  them  their  personal  work  and  charge.  So  St. 
Paul  prepared  Timothy  and  Titus  and  St.  Luke  by 
constant  companionship  and  personal  influence.  So 
St.  Peter  trained  St.  Mark.  And  for  very  many 
centuries  it  was  happily  the  Church's  rule  and  usage 
that  upon  the  Bishops  rested  that  great  duty.  They 
were  then,  and  they  are  now,  responsible  to  Christ, 
not  merely  for  laying  hands  on  those  whom  others 
had  prepared  ;  but  however  others  might  help  them, 
they  themselves  were,  and  are  to-day,  responsible  for 
all  the  teaching  and  moulding  work ;  for  the  true 
chara6ler  and  full  fitness  of  those  who  are  ordained. 

And  I  may  well  point  you  to  the  dearly  loved  and 
honored  Bishop  with  whom  you  are  to  be  associated, 
as  one  who  has  made  his  long  Episcopate  nobly  emi- 
nent by  his  diligent  and  most  fruitful  labors  in  this 
great  part  of  the  Bishop's  office.     It  is  in  love  to  you, 


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dear  Brother,  I  pra}^  that  Our  Lord  will  make  you 
feel  all  the  awfulness  of  authority  in  dodlrine,  all  the 
awfulness  of  authority  in  worship,  and  all  the  awful- 
ness of  ordaining  power. 

Christ  often  adds  human  consolations  to  His  own 
Divine  ones.  Himself  our  great  helper.  He  gives  us 
human  helpers  also.  It  was  a  comfort  to  Titus  that 
he  had  St.  Paul's  personal  interest,  his  watchfulness, 
his  careful  instructions,  his  love,  and  his  prayers. 
There  was  one  who  had  authority  to  dire6l  and  advise 
him  in  his  work,  for  whose  oversight  he  was  glad,  and 
to  whom  he  could  go  when  he  needed  counsel.  You, 
too,  will  have  the  loving  oversight  and  diredlion  of 
one  whose  many  years  of  strong  and  blameless 
ministry  have  won  for  him  the  honoring  love  of  his 
own  immediate  flock,  and  of  all  the  Church  in  this 
land ;  whose  wealth  of  learning,  whose  wisdom  of 
long  experience,  whose  devout  earnestness  will  be 
used  to  help  you  in  the  work  in  which  you  will  be 
associated  with  him.  We  pray  for  you,  and  we  pray 
with  you,  that  the  blessing  of  his  gifts  may  be  long 
continued  to  3'ou,  and  to  us  all.  But  while  his  the 
guiding  responsibility,  upon  you  must  come  the  pres- 
sure of  the  adive  work.  May  Our  Lord  Himself,  by 
His  Holy  Spirit,  and  in  His  own  personal  presence 
be  with  yoii  every  day  !  The  prayers  of  all  3- our 
brethren  are  with  you  in  this  hour.  The  Lord 
make  3rour  ministry  full  of  blessing  to  yourself,  and 
full  of  fruit  for  Him,  and  help  you,  in  this  your 
Diocese  and  field,  more  and  more  e£fectn-ely  "  to  set 
in  order  the  things  that  are  wanting,  and  ordain 
elders  in  every  city." 


Reception  at  Trinity  Parish 
House 


RECEPTION    AT    TRINITY    PARISH 
HOUSE 


At  three  o'clock  on  Thursday  afternoon  a  large  and 
representative  audience  of  Clergy  and  Laity  gathered 
in  the  upper  hall  of  Trinity  Parish  House  to  greet 
the  Bishop  Coadjutor.  The  address  of  welcome  was 
made  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Storrs  O.  Seymour,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Standing  Committee,  to  which  the  Bishop 
Coadjutor  replied,  after  which  Bishop  Brewster  held 
a  reception,  many  wishing  him  God  speed  in  his 
work. 


Address  of  Welcome   to  the 
Bishop   Coadjutor 


BY 


The  Rev.  STORRS  O.  SEYMOUR,  D.D. 

President  of  the  Standing  Committee 


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ADDRESS 


Reverend  Father  in  God  : 

Upon  me  has  been  laid  the  grave  and  at  the  same 
time  the  very  pleasant  duty  of  extending  to  you,  in 
behalf  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity,  their  welcome,  as  you 
now  enter  upon  your  official  relation  to  this   Diocese. 

Believe  me.  Sir,  our  hearts  are  full  to-day.  They 
are  full  of  memories  of  the  past  and  of  hopes  for  the 
future.  We  receive  you,  as  you  come  to  be  at  first 
the  Coadjutor  of  one  who  for  these  many  years  has 
so  earnestly  and  faithfully  fulfilled  the  office  of 
Bishop,  whom  we  all  have  loved  and  esteemed,  and 
been  glad  to  follow,  and  whose  absence  from  this  day's 
services  is  so  deeply  regretted.  It  is  our  hope  that 
as  you  relieve  him  of  the  heavier  duties  and  responsi- 
bilities of  his  office,  he  may  be  spared  the  longer  to 
you  as  a  counsellor  and  friend,  and  to  us  as  an  objedl 
of  tender  love  for  the  many  and  great  services  which 
he  has  rendered  to  us.  And  we  receive  you  also  as 
the  one  who  in  the  Providence  of  God  will  succeed 
him,  not  only  in  his  official  position  but  also  in  the 
love  and  veneration  which  are  so  freely  accorded  to 
him.  We  are  ready  to  receive  you  into  our  parishes, 
our  homes,  and  our   hearts.     Without  a  doubt  you 


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will  find  many  difl&culties  in  your  new  work.  The 
labors  and  responsibilities  of  the  Bishop  of  Con- 
necflicut  cannot  be  few  nor  altogether  easy.  There 
will  be  many  calls  upon  your  time,  your  strength, 
and  your  patience,  probably  more  than  you  can  now 
foresee.  But  in  behalf  of  those  for  whom  I  am  privi- 
leged to  speak,  I  venture  to  promise  to  you  the  sincere 
sympathy,  the  earnest  co-operation,  and  the  warm 
attachment  of  as  noble  a  body  of  men  and  women  as 
ever  tried  to  uphold  a  Bishop's  hands  and  encourage 
him  in  his  work.  They  only  ask  that  you,  the  shep- 
herd, shall  lead  them,  the  flock,  in  earnest  labors  for 
the  advancement  of  our  beloved  Church  and  in  devo- 
tion to  the  Master's  Kingdom. 

As  you  go  through  the  cities  and  towns  and 
villages  of  this  Diocese,  there  will  be  opened  to  you 
many  homes  in  which  you  will  find  a  godly  piety,  a 
sincere  attachment  to  our  Church  founded  upon  a 
knowledge  of  her  principles,  and  an  open-handed 
hospitality.  To  these  homes  you  will  be  welcomed, 
as  to-day  you  are  welcomed  to  your  work.  Yesterday 
we  were  engaged  in  looking  back  over  a  century  of 
the  Church's  life  and  adlivity.  During  that  period  I 
suppose  there  were  many  opportunities  offered,  which 
if  the  Church  had  seized,  she  would  have  been 
stronger  than  she  is  to-day.  And  without  doubt 
those  who  a  hundred  years  from  now  review  the 
century  upon  which  we  have  entered,  will  have  occa- 
sion to  say  the  same  thing ;  but  if  they  shall  see  as 
much  progress,  as  much  earnest  and  faithful  work 
done,  and  the  same  spirit  of  fidelity  and  loving  zeal 
as  we  see  in  looking  back,  I  think  they  will  not  call 


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us  unfaitliful.  I  know  that  whatever  work  each  man 
may  do,  whatever  sacrifices  he  may  make, — the  more 
the  better, — I  know,  that  in  these  he  will  find  his 
purest  satisfacftion,  as  from  his  rest  in  Paradise  he 
shall  review  his  life's  history. 

Sir,  the  duties  and  labors  and  possibly  the  trials 
which  lie  before  you  cannot — we  may  be  thankful  it 
is  so — cannot  be  foreseen.  They  will,  however,  be 
sure  to  come  ;  and  we  pray  that  God  may  give  you 
strength  da}-  by  day  for  each  day's  work.  May  His 
angels  defend  you  in  your  going  out  and  your  coming 
in  ;  may  His  Spirit  be  j^our  guide  and  comforter ;  and 
at  last,  when  earth's  labors  and  cares  are  done,  may 
you  receive  the  welcome  accorded  to  the  faithful 
servant. 


Response 


BY 


The  Rt.  Rev.  CHAUNCEY  BUNCE  BREWSTER,  D.D. 

"Bishop  Coadjutor  of  Connecticut 


RESPONSE 


My  Dear  Dr.  Seymour  : 

I  thank  you  for  3'our  words.  On  this  solemn  day 
of  m}"  life  they  touch  me,  and  touch  me  deepl}'.  I 
count  it  a  privilege  to  come  back  to  the  old  State  of 
Connedlicut,  an  honor  to  serv-e  this  historic  Diocese, 
and  an  especial  honor  to  be  called  to  help  our  Bishop, 
great  in  so  many  ways,  greatest  in  his  simplicity.  I 
pray  that  he  may  long  be  spared  to  preside  over  our 
national  Church,  and  that  I  may  have  the  benefit  of 
his  profound  learning,  his  clear  intelledl,  his  unerring 
judgment.  For  even  at  best,  much  in  me  will,  I 
know,  require  large  patience  and  charity  on  your 
part.  Brethren  and  friends. 

I  remember  in  my  first  parish,  in  another  Diocese, 
an  old  woman  who  once  was  telling  me  how  much 
she  enjoyed  the  preaching  of  the  old  Bishop  of  that 
Diocese.  As  he  was  stricken  in  years,  and  feeble  in 
voice,  and  she  was  hard  of  hearing  and  sat  by  the 
door,  I  asked  her,  "Well,  but  can  you  hear  him?" 
"  Oh,  no,"  she  replied,  "  I  can't  hear  a  word,  but 
then,  I  know  his  ineanhi's  good!"  (Daughter.)  Now, 
Brethren,  one  comes  among  you  who  asks  you  to 
remember — and  you  will  have  abundant  occasion  for 


— 2l8— 

tliis  charitable  remembrance — to  remember  that  my 
"  meanin's  "  good.  When  to  you  I  shall  seem  to  come 
short,  please  remember  that  to  myself  I  shall  seem 
far  more  to  .come  short  of  my  own  ideal  of  what  your 
Bishop  ought  to  be. 

One  thing  I  may  promise  you.  Some  of  you  may 
remember,  near  the  opening  of  the  war,  a  certain 
general  was  wont  to  date  his  orders  and  dispatches, 
"  Headquarters  in  the  Saddle."  Now  I  think  I  may 
promise  you  that  my  headquarters  I  shall  not  make 
in  the  saddle.  And  one  more  promise  I  desire  here 
publicly  to  make :  hereafter  I  shall  always  tise  a 
brake!  (Laughter.)  And  using  a  brake,  I  shall  fall 
into  line,  I  hope,  as  a  Connedlicut  Churchman.  Con- 
nedlicut,  even  ecclesiastically,  as  you  know,  is  the 
land  of  steady  habits  ;  and  Connedlicut  Churchman- 
ship  is  charadlerized  bj'  that  sturdy  conservatism  that 
holds  fast  that  which  is  good. 

It  is  out  of  one's  own  experience  that  genuine 
words  come,  and  recent  experiences  of  mine  have 
impressed  upon  me  two  lessons,  regarding  the  divine 
fa(fl  and  the  divine  method.  Just  a  word  about  them. 
Now,  in  the  fullness  of  health  and  vigor  to  be  hurled 
helpless  upon  the  rocks  and  find  one's  self  for  the 
time  doubly  crippled,  was  not  a  happy  preparation  for 
the  duties  which  awaited  me.  Nevertheless,  that 
experience  impressed  anew  upon  me  the  supreme  fadl 
of  life.  For  such  a  thing  as  that  makes  a  man  realize 
Him  in  Whom  we  live  and  move,  without  Whom  we 
are  powerless,  and  Whose  strength  may  be  made  per- 
fect! in  weakness. 

Then  I  learned  another  lesson.     I  became  at  once 


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entirely  dependent  upon  others.  It  may  be  there 
are  some  of  you  who  have  never  faced  that  fadl  of 
dependence,  whose  chief  pride  is  their  independence. 
Yet  dependence  was  your  lot  at  the  opening  of  life, 
and  inevitably  you  shall  come  to  it  again. 

Interdependence  is  one  of  the  ultimate  fa<5ts  of 
human  life.  It  finds  illustration  on  ever}?-  side.  It 
finds  illustration  in  that  unit  of  Church  life  which  we 
call  the  Diocese.  You  call  a  man  to  be  the  helper  of 
3-our  Bishop,  at  some,  please  God,  far  distant  day  to  be 
your  Bishop.  But  what  can  one  Bishop  do,  or  two 
Bishops  do,  alone,  for  the  Church  ?  No  one  man  or 
two  men  make  up  a  Diocese.  One  man  may  be  the 
link  that  binds  the  Diocese  to  the  Church  throughout 
all  the  world,  and  the  Church  of  all  the  past,  in  the 
Apostolic  fellowship.  But,  for  the  preaching  of  the 
Gospel  of  Christ,  for  the  ingathering  of  men,  for  the 
saving  of  souls,  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  Church, 
what  can  the  Bishop  do  without  the  Clergy  ?  Take 
the  Clergy,  each  man  in  his  own  place ;  what  can  the 
one  man  do  if  he  stands  alone,  unaided,  unsupported  ? 
How  he  depends  upon  the  people  !  It  is  priest  and 
people  that  make  the  Parish.  It  is  Bishop,  Clergy 
and  People  that  make  the  Diocese.  (Applause.)  One 
man  may  be  chief  minister — that  is,  servant — of  all ; 
but  back  of  him  must  be  the  hearts  and  hands,  close 
about  him  must  be  the  faith  and  loj^alt}^  the  earnest 
efforts  and  the  prayers  of  the  company  of  the  faithful. 
We  depend  upon  each  other.  Our  life  is  thus 
ordained,  in  a  network  of  relations,  an  interlacing  net- 
work, which  in  its  very  interpenetration  and  com- 
plexity serves   for   the   diffusion   of  divine    gifts,  in 


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variety  and  multiplicity  of  communication  from  soul 
to  soul.     As  the  poet  makes  Brother  Lippo  say : 

"  God  uses  us  to  help  each  other  so." 

And  SO,  Brethren,  I  say  that  this  great  fadl  of  inter- 
dependence finds  illustration  in  the  Church.  Nay, 
more !  Taken  up  into  the  very  constitution  of  the 
Church  is  this  network ;  lives  bound  to  lives,  souls 
"  knit  together  in  one  communion  and  fellowship ;" 
as  so  many  interlacing  threads,  knotted  each  to  all, 
in  one  fabric  ;  or,  to  change  the  figure,  so  many  mem- 
bers knit  together  in  the  vital  union  of  the  one  body. 
It  is  not  alone  that  we  are  members  of  Christ ;  it  is, 
moreover,  that  in  Him  we  are  members  one  of  another  ; 
and  this  social  essence  of  Christianity  involves  the 
personal  responsibility  of  each  individual  member, 
for  His  body's  sake,  which  is  the  Church. 

You  have  spoken.  Dr.  Seymour,  of  the  future. 
Now  if,  as  we  hope,  the  Church  in  Connedlicut  is  to 
go  on  in  time  to  come  as  in  the  days  that  are  past, 
and  the  new  century  mark,  as  it  ought,  an  advance 
upon  the  old ;  if  Connedlicut,  as  she  has  been  mother 
of  States,  is  to  be  in  any  sense  mother  of  Churches, 
it  can  only  be  as  we  work  together.  The  body  of  the 
Church  depends,  under  the  governing,  sanctifying 
Spirit,  upon  every  member  of  the  same  in  his  vocation 
and  ministry. 

I  thank  you,  one  and  all.     (Applause.) 


Sketch   of  the  Life  of 
Dr.  Brewster 


SKETCH    OF    THE    LIFE    OF 
DR.    BREWSTER* 


Chauncey  Bunce,  the  eldest  son  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  and 
Sarah  (Bunce)  Brewster,  was  born  on  September  5,  1848,  at 
Windham,  Conn.  His  father  was  then  rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church  in  that  pleasant  village,  but  soon  after  of  St.  Paul's, 
Wallingford,  whence  he  removed  to  New  Haven,  and  became 
rector  of  Christ  Church,  in  which  position  he  remained  highly 
esteemed  and  beloved  for  nearly  thirty  years.  The  Rev. 
Joseph  Brewster  ended  his  useful  life  on  Nov.  20,  1895,  dur- 
ing his  incumbency  of  St.  Michael's  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

It  is  an  interesting  and  unusual  fact  that  he  gave  three  sons 
to  the  ministry.  The  family  is  one  that  has  been  highly 
honored  in  New  England,  and  especially  in  Connecticut.  It 
can  trace  its  ancestry  directly  to  the  elder  of  the  Plymouth 
Colony,  William  Brewster. 

After  a  careful  preparation  in  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School, 
Chauncey  Brewster  entered  Yale  College,  graduating  with 
honors  in  1868  and  having  the  distinction  of  being  class  orator. 
During  the  collegiate  year  1S70-71  he  was  tutor  at  Yale  Col- 
lege. He  was  well  trained  in  the  studies  necessary  for  the 
holy  ministrj'  at  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown,  Conn. 
He  was  made  deacon  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity, 
Middletown,  on  W^ednesday,  May  29,  1872,  by  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  John  Williams.  He  spent  his  diaconate  as  assistant  to  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Deshon  at  St.   Andrew's  Church,    Meriden,    Conn. 

*  This  sketch  was  prepared  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper,  with  the  kind 
assistance  of  the  Bishop  Coadjutor. 


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On  May  30,  1873,  he  was  ordained  priest  in  St.  Andrew's, 
Meriden,  by  Bishop  Williams,  and  soon  after  accepted  the 
rectorship  of  the  historic  parish  of  Christ  Church,  Rye,  N.  Y., 
where  he  made  full  proof  of  his  ministry. 

In  1881  he  became  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Besides  his  round  of  parish  duty  he  was  called  to  occupy 
several  diocesan  positions  of  importance,  being  a  member  of 
the  Standing  Committee  and  deputy  from  that  Diocese  to  the 
General  Convention  of  1883. 

In  1885  he  accepted  a  call  to  Grace  Church,  Baltimore, 
which  had  been  served  by  such  men  as  Bishop  Atkinson  and 
Bishop  Coxe.  His  last  parish  was  Grace  Church,  Brooklyn 
Heights.  In  the  Diocese  of  L,ong  Island  he  has  been  Presi- 
dent of  the  Standing  Committee,  Chancellor  of  the  Cathedral 
of  the  Incarnation,  a  Trustee  of  the  Church  Charity  Founda- 
tion, and  Chairman  of  other  boards  and  committees.  He  was 
a  deputy  to  the  General  Convention  of  1892  and  also  to  that 
of  1895.  He  was  by  the  General  Convention  of  1895  ap- 
pointed on  the  Commission  on  Church  Unity,  and  has  been  for 
some  years  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Domes- 
tic and  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

His  election  by  the  Diocesan  Convention  at  St.  John's, 
Waterbury,  on  Tuesday,  June  8,  1897,  called  him  back  to 
serve  his  native  State  as  Bishop  Coadjutor.  He  received  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts  in  course  from  Yale  and  that  of 
Doctor  in  Divinity  from  Trinity  College  in  1897. 

Dr.  Brewster  has  written  various  review  articles  and  is  the 
author  of  a  series  of  Good  Friday  addresses,  entitled  "The 
Key  of  Life,"  published  in  1895. 


The  Bishops  of  Connecticut 


15 


THE    BISHOPS    OF    CONNECTICUT 


For  the  sake  of  completeness  it  seems  desirable  that  the 
following  statement  as  to  the  succession  of  the  Bishops  of 
Connedlicut  should  be  given  here.  The  statement  was  pub- 
lished by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Hart  in  a  communication  to 
The  Churchman  of  November  13th,  1897,  as  referred  to  above 
on  page  9  of  this  volume. 

"  It  is  well  known  that  Bishop  Claggett  (5)*  was  consecrated 
by  the  four  bishops  who  had  been  consecrated  abroad,  and 
that  his  was  the  only  consecration  in  which  Bishop  Seabury 
took  part.  Bishop  Claggett  laid  hands  on  Bishop  Robert 
Smith  (6),  Bass  (7),  B.  Moore  (9),  and  Parker  (10)  ;  and  of 
these  four,  Bishops  Smith  and  Parker  took  part  in  no  conse- 
crations of  other  Bishops,  Bishop  Moore  laid  hands  on  none 
but  Bishop  Parker,  and  Bishop  Bass  laid  hands  on  none  but 
Bishop  Jarvis  (8).  In  the  consecration  of  the  second  Bishop 
of  Connedticut,  therefore,  the  English  and  the  Scottish  lines 
of  succession  were  united,  his  consecrators  being  Bishops 
White,  Provoost,  and  Bass. 

Now  it  is  a  most  interesting  facfl,  in  connedtion  with  this, 
that  every  Bishop  consecrated  in  this  country  since  Bishop 
Parker  (lo)  traces  back  his  succession  through  Bishop  Jarvis  ; 
for  the  latter  laid  hands  with  Bishops  White  and  Provoost  on 
Bishops  Hobart  (11)  and  Griswold  (12)  at  the  memorable  con- 
secration in  181 1,  and  also  with  Bishops  White  and  Hobart  on 

*  The  figiires  in  parenthesis  indicate  the  numbers  in  the  order  of  con- 
secration. 


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Bishop  Dehon  (13)  in  1812  ;  and  a  glance  at  the  list  of  conse- 
crators  will  show  that  all  who  come  after  go  back  in  some  way 
or  other  to  these. 

Bishop  Brownell  (19)  was  consecrated  in  1819  by  Bishops 
White,  Hobart,  and  Griswold,  and  thus  was  but  one  step 
removed  from  his  predecessor. 

At  the  consecration  of  Bishop  Williams  (54)  in  1851,  Bishop 
Brownell  himself  presided  ;  while  of  the  six  other  Bishops  who 
laid  on  hands,  three — Bishops  Hopkins  (26),  DeL,ancey  (34), 
and  Eastburn  (40)  —had  received  the  succession  through  Bishop 
Griswold,  on  whom  Bishop  Jarvis  had  laid  hands,  and  four — 
Bishops  Eastburn,  Henshaw  (41),  Carlton  Chase  (42),  and 
George  Burgess  (49) — had  received  the  succession  through 
Bishop  Brownell  himself  Among  Bishop  G.  Burgess's  con- 
secrators  were  also  Bishops  Eastburn,  Henshaw,  and  C.  Chase. 

Ten  Bishops  laid  hands  on  Bishop  Brewster  (183)  of  whom 
the  two  seniors,  Bishops  Littlejohu  (91)  and  Doane  (92)  stood 
on  either  side  of  the  line  which  before  this  consecration  divided 
the  list  of  the  names  of  the  American  Bishops  into  equal  parts. 
On  these  two,  and  also  on  Bishop  Whitaker  (94),  hands  had 
been  laid  at  consecration  by  Bishop  H.  Potter  (62),  and  Bishop 
Williams  was  one  of  his  consecrators  ;  Bishop  Williams  him- 
self had  laid  hands  on  Bishop  H.  C.  Potter  (131),  Nichols  (154), 
and  Lawrence  (171)  ;  he  had  also  laid  hands  on  three  of  the 
consecrators  of  Bishop  Walker  (133),  and  on  two  of  the  conse- 
crators of  Bishop  Worthington  (13S)  ;  while  among  the  conse- 
crators of  Bishops  Whitehead  (128)  and  Paret  (137)  was  Bishop 
Stevens,  and  among  his  consecrators  were  three  on  whom 
Bishop  Williams  had  laid  hands.  At  Bishop  Paret' s  consecra- 
tion, it  may  be  further  noted,  Bishop  A.  Lee  (38)  presided,  and 
among  his  consecrators  were  Bishops  Griswold  and  Brownell. 
Of  course  these  statements  do  not  indicate  all  the  network 
of  the  succession  in  this  particular  case  ;  but  they  do  show 
that  the  succession  is  a  network  and  almost  a  closely  woven 
fabric. 

The  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  Connecticut  is  the  one  hundred 
and  twenty-ninth  bishop  consecrated  in  the  Apierican  Church 


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since  the  Bishop  of  Connecticut.  When  Bishop  Williams  was 
consecrated,  thirty-four  of  the  bishops  who  had  preceded  him 
were  living,  so  that  in  the  fortj--six  j-ears  of  his  episcopate 
he  has  already  been  the  contemporary  in  office  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty-three  Bishops  of  this  Church.  He  has  laid  hands 
on  but  twenty  Bishops,  presiding  at  the  consecration  of  six. 

It  may  perhaps  be  noted  that  there  is  no  doubt  that  Bishop 
Jar^ds  was  consecrated  on  St.  Luke's  Day,  October  i8,  1797, 
although  the  almanacs,  perpetuating  an  ancient  error,  give 
the  date  as  September  18.  The  official  records  and  contempo- 
rary accounts  all  agree,  as  does  the  entry  in  the  Bishops'  Regis- 
ter in  Bishop  Jarvis's  own  handwriting.  How  the  wrong  date 
got  into  the  document  purporting  to  be  a  copy  of  the  Letter 
of  Consecration  in  the  General  Convention  Journal  of  1853, 
will  probably  never  be  discovered." 

The  following  additional  note  is  taken  from  a  sermon 
preached  on  the  eve  of  the  adlual  centenary  of  Bishop  Jarvis's 
Consecration  : 

"  It  was  not  till  six  years  after  Bishop  Jar\'is's  death  that 
Dr.  Brownell  was  elected  and  consecrated  to  succeed  him  ;  and 
it  is  certainly  noteworthy  that,  although  in  his  thirty-fourth 
year,  he  had  not  been  baptized  when  his  predecessor  died. 
Thirty-two  years  later,  Dr.  Williams,  who  was  but  two  years 
old  at  the  time  of  Bishop  Brownell' s  consecration,  was  chosen 
to  be  his  assistant ;  and  now,  after  forty-six  j^ears  more,  one 
who  was  but  three  years  old  when  Bishop  Williams  was  conse- 
crated has  been  eledled  to  be  his  Coadjutor.  So  few  links 
there  are  in  the  chain  which  binds  us  to  the  past ;  may  it  be 
far  into  the  liext  century  before  another  is  needed  to  relieve 
the  strong  hands  and  well-furnished  mind  and  devoted  soul  of 
him  who  is  about  to  be  commissioned  to  the  office  and  work  of 
a  Bishop  in  this  Diocese  !  " 


The  Loan  Exhibit 


THE    LOAN     EXHIBIT 


An  exhibit  of  one  hundred  articles  illustrating  the 
life  aud  times  of  Bishop  Jarvis  was  held,  under  the 
charge  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper  and  Mr.  Alfred  N. 
Wheeler,  in  one  of  the  smaller  rooms  of  Trinity 
Parish  House. 

The  following  is  a  complete  Catalogue  : 

A  large  oil  painting  of  Abraham  Jarvis  when  a  Priest. 

A  cabinet  oil  painting  of  Abraham  Jarvis  when  a  Bishop. 

A  miniature  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  painted  by  his  son,  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Jarvis. 

Another  miniature  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  painted  by  his  son,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Jarvis. 

A  locket  containing  hair  of  Bishop  Jarvis  and  Ann,  his  wife. 

A  locket  containing  hair  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

The  personal  seal  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

A  chair  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

A  cane  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  .Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis,  Brooklyn,  Connecticut. 

A  snuff  box  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  Miss  Harriet  A.  Jarvis,  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 

Oration  of  Abraham  Jarvis  delivered  at  Yale  College,  1759. 

Testimonials  for  Deacon's  Orders  signed  by  the  vestry  and 
other  members  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Connecticut. 

Letter  of  Orders  of  Abraham  Jarvis  as  Deacon,  February  5, 
1764. 


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I/Ctter  of  Orders  of  Abraham  Jarvis  as  Priest,  February  19, 
1764. 

Declaration  of  Conformity  made  by  Abraham  Jarvis  before 
the  Bishop  of  London,  February,  1764. 

License  to  Abraham  Jarvis  to  officiate  in  the  Plantation, 
issued  by  Dr.  Richard  Osbaldiston,  Bishop  of  London,  dated 
February  28,  1764. 

A  sermon  cover  of  stamped  leather.  Probably  the  first  used 
by  Abraham  Jarvis. 

A  copy  of  The  Connecticut  Couratit,  1767.  From  the  papers 
of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jarvis. 

The  Records  of  Christ  Church  (now  Holy  Trinity) ,  Middle- 
town,  Volume  I,  commencing  1752,  containing  the  call  and 
many  items  concerning  the  rectorship  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis. 

The  Register  of  Christ  Church,  Middletowu,  No.  I,  com- 
mencing 1750,  containing  official  acts  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  the  Wardens  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut,  through  Mr.  Walter  C.  Jones,  Parish  Clerk. 

A  Broadside  Proclamation  of  Gov.  Jonathan  Trumbull, 
ordering  a  Public  Fast,  August  31,  1774.  From  the  Papers  of 
Bishop  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jarvis. 

Letter  to  the  Archbishop  of  York  and  testimonial  from  the 
Clergy  of  the  City  of  New  York  in  behalf  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Seabury,  D.D.,  when  he  went  to  England  for  consecration  as 
a  Bishop,  June,  1783. 

Contemporary  copies  in  the  handwriting  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Jarvis,  Secretary  of  the  Connedlicut  Convention. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Professor  William  J.  Seabury,  D.D.,  General 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City. 

The  sermon  of  the  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis  before  the  Conven- 
tion of  the  Clergy  of  Connedlicut,  1787.     Original  manuscript. 

A  copy  of  The  Comienicut  Courant,  1783.  From  the  papers 
of  Bishop  Jarvis. 


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Green's  Connedlicut  Register,  1795.  Frota  the  papers  of 
Bishop  Jarvis. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jarvis. 

A  volume  of  Seaburyana,  containing  the  sermon  of  the  Rev. 
Abraham  Jarvis,  before  the  Special  Convention  of  Connecticut, 
New  Haven,  May  5,  1796,  in  memory  of  Bishop  Seabury. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.   WilHam  Agur  Beardsley,  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut. 

A  copy  of  The  ConneSlicut Journal,  June  14,  1797,  containing 
an  account  of  the  eledlion  of  Dr.  Jarvis  as  Bishop  of  Connec- 
ticut, and  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  second  St.  James 
Church,  Derby,  Connedticut.     Framed. 

Half-tone  photograph  of  the  Rev.  Richard  Mansfield,  D.D., 
Recftor  of  St.  James's  Church,  Derby,  1748-1820,  and  President 
of  the  Convention,  1797. 

Half-tone  plate  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Mansfield. 

Photographs  of  the  Bishops  of  Connecticut,  the  Recftors  of 
St.  James's  Church,  Derby,  first  and  second  church  edifices  of 
that  parish,  Mansfield  House,  Derby,  Seabury  Memorial 
House,  Woodbury.     Framed. 

The  first  St.  James's  Church,  Derby.     Framed  wood-cut. 

Original  block  for  wood-cut  of  St.  James's  Church,  Derby. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  George  Hickman  Buck,  Derby,  Connecticut. 

A  volume  of  the  original  manuscript  Testimonials  for  the 
Consecration  of  Bishops  of  the  American  Church,  from  Dr. 
Robert  Smith,  of  South  Carolina,  1795,  to  John  Croes,  of  New 
Jersey,  1815.     Open  at  the  testimonials  relating  to  Dr.  Jarvis. 

Archives  of  the  House  of  Bishops. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  Secretary  of  the  House  of 
Bishops. 

Ofiicial  Notification  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jarvis  of  his  elecftion  to 
the  episcopate,  in  the  handwriting  of  and  signed  by  Philo 
Perrj',  Secretary  of  the  Convention.  Dated  at  Derby,  June  7, 
1797. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jar\ns. 


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A  Discourse  delivered  at  the  Consecration  of  Dr.  Jarvis  as 
Bishop  of  Conne(5licut,  Festival  of  St.  Luke,  Odlober  18,  1797, 
by  the  Rev.  William  Smith,  D.D. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

The  Letter  of  Consecration   of  Abraham  Jarvis  as  Bishop, 
signed  and  sealed  in  the  City  of  New  Haven,  October  i8,  1797, 
by  William  White,  Samuel  Provoost,  Edward  Bass. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jars-is. 

A  volume  of  Original  Journals  of  the  Convention  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connedlicut,  1792-1819.  Open  at  the  record  of  the 
Consecration  of  Dr.  Jarvis. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

A  volume  of  Conne<5licut  Church  pamphlets,  containing  Dr. 
Smith's  Consecration  sermon. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Richmond  Herbert  Gesner,  West  Haven,  Con- 
nefticut. 

The  Primary  Charge  of  Bishop  Jarvis  to  the  Clergy  of  his 
Diocese,  0<5lober  18,  1797,  with  the  Address  of  Welcome  and 
the  Bishop's  Answer. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

Original  manuscript  of  the  Primary  Charge  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

Address  of  Thanks  from  the  Clergy  for  the  Primary  Charge, 
Odlober  18,  1797.     Manuscript. 

Response  of  Bishop  Jarvis  to  the  Address  of  Welcome.  Man- 
uscript. 

The  Charge  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  1798.     Manuscript. 

The  Charge  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  undated,  probably  1799.  Man- 
uscript. 

The  Charge  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  1801.     Manuscript. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jarvis. 


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Manuscript  Register  of  Ordinations  by  Bishop  Seabury  and 
Bishop  Jarvis.  Open  at  the  record  by  Bishop  Jarvis  of  his 
Consecration  and  first  ordination. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

The  manuscript  N'otitia  Parochialis  of  the  Rev.  Bela  Hub- 
bard, D.D.,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  1767-1812. 
Open  at  the  record  of  the  Consecration  of  Dr.  Jarvis  and  copy 
of  the  lyetter  of  Consecration. 

Loaned  by  the  Wardens  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  Connecticut, 
through  Mr.  Edward  C.  Beecher,  Parish  Clerk. 

An  Office  of  Induction  adopted  by  the  Bishop  and  Clergy 
of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  in  Convocation,  November  20, 
1799. 

The  blanks  are  filled  in  for  use  at  the  indudlion  of  the  Rev. 
Daniel  Burhans  into  the  Redlorship  of  Trinty  Church,  New- 
town, November  28,   1799. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

Receipt  given  by  Bishop  Jarvis  to  St.  Michael's  Church, 
lyitchfield,  for  Episcopal  services,  June  6,  1804. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.   Storrs  O.    Seymour,    D.D.,    Litchfield,    Con- 
necticut. 

Broadside  extract  from  the  journals  of  the  Convocation  of 
Connecticut,  concerning  Ammi  Rogers,  October  16,  1805. 
Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

Manuscript  Records  of  the  Convocation  of  the  Diocese  of 
Connecticut.  Open  at  the  minutes  of  a  meeting  during  the 
Episcopate  of  Bishop  Jarvis. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

A  Sermon  of  Bishop  Jarvis  on  a  visitation  to  Danbur}^  and 
Ridgefield,  1809. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 


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Visitation  Sermon.     A  second  copy. 

Loaned  by  Miss  Jane  Jarvis  Jackson,  Sharon,  Connecticut. 

Visitation  Sermon.     A  third  copy. 
Loaned  by  Prof.  George  E.  Beers,  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 

Deed  of  Consecration  of  St.  Peter's  Cliurch,  Plymouth, 
signed  and  sealed  by  Bishop  Jarvis,  Nov.  2,  1797. 

Loaned  by  the  Wardens  of  St,  Peter's  Church,  Plymouth,  Connedti- 
cut,  through  Mr.  B.  B.  Satterlee,  Terryville,  Conneiflicut. 

Deed  of  Consecration  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Connedli- 
cut,  signed  and  sealed  by  Bishop  Jarvis,  Nov.  11,  1801. 

Loaned  by  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Connedlicut, 
through  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  BI.D.,  Hartford,  Connedticut. 

Records  of  Christ  Church,  East  Haven,  containing  the  Deed 
of  Consecration  of  Christ  Church,  signed  and  sealed  by  Bishop 
Jarvis,  July  25,  18 10. 

Loaned  by  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  East  Haven,  Connedlicut, 
through  Mr.  William  H.  Chidsey,  Parish  Clerk. 

A  newspaper  taken  from  the  pocket  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  shortly 
before  his  death. 

Loaned  b)-  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jarvds. 

A  volume  of  Connedlicut  Convention  Sermons,  containing 

the  sermon  of  the  Rev.  Tillotson  Bronson,  D.D.,  in  memory 

of  Bishop  Jarvis,  June  2,  1813. 

Archives  of  the  Diocese. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

A  photograph  of  the  field  in  which  stood  the  birthplace  of 
Bishop  Jarvis,  Norwalk,  Connecflicut. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.   Charles   Melbourne   Selleck,    Norwalk,  Con- 
necticut. 

Three  Manuscript  Sermons  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Bradbury 
Chandler,  D.D.,  of  Elizabeth-Town,  New  Jersey,  under  whom 
Abraham  Jarvis  studied  theology. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper,  Durham,  Connecticut. 


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Appointment   of  Bishop   Jarvis  as  Grand    Chaplain   of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted   Masons  in   the  State  of 
Connecticut,  signed  bj'  the  Grand  Secretary. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jar\-is. 

A  photograph  of  the  home  of  Bishop  Jar^ds  in   Cheshire, 
Connedlicut,  1799. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  John  Frederick  Sexton  (Westville),  New  Haven, 
Connecticut. 

A  full  length  silhouette  of  Bishop  White,  framed. 
A  lock  of  the  hair  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  William  White. 
A  piece  of  the  chimere  in  which  Bishop  White  was  buried, 
Wednesdaj%  Julj-  20,  1836. 

Loaned  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  White,  undated. 

Loaned  by  Mrs.  William  White  Rousseau,  Tro\-,  New  York. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  Provoost,  1770. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper. 

An  engraving  from  a  portrait  of  Bishop  Provoost. 

Loaned  by  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  Beardsle}-,  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  Bass. 

Loaned  bj-  the  Rev.   Daniel  Dulany  Addison,    Brookline,   Massa- 
chusetts. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  Bass. 

Loaned  by  Mr.  James  E.  Whitney,  Jr.,  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  Bass. 

Letter  of  Orders  of  Edward  Bass,  as  Deacon,  May  17,  1752. 
Letter  of  Orders  of  Edward  Bass,  as  Priest,  May  24,  1751. 
License  to  officiate  in  the   Plantations   issued   to   Edward 
Bass,  by  Dr.   Thomas  Sherlock,    Bishop  of  London,  May  24, 

1752- 

Loaned  by  the  Episcopal  Theological  School,  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, through  the  Rev.  Daniel  D.  Addison. 


A  brief  account  of  the  Treatment  which  Mr.  Bass,  late 
Missionary  from  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel 
in  Foreign  Parts,  at  Newbury-Port,  New  England,  hath 
received  from  said  Society.  Drawn  up  by  himself.  London  : 
Printed  in  the  year  1786. 

Loaned  by  Mr.  James  E.  Whitney,  Jr. 

An  engraving  from  a  portrait  of  Bishop  Bass. 
A  photogravure  from  a  portrait  of  Bishop  Bass. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Daniel  D.  Addison. 

An  engraving  from  a  portrait  of  Bishop  Bass. 
Loaned  by  Miss  Ehzabeth  M.  Beardsley. 

A  piece  of  a  dress  of  Madam  Bass. 
'  Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Daniel  D.  Addison. 

A  Diploma  of  Edward  Bass  from  Harvard  University,  1787. 
A  Diploma  of  Edward  Bass,  as  Doctor  of  Divinity,  from  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  1789. 

Loaned  by  The  Episcopal  Theological  School. 

A  Hebrew  Psalter  used  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson, 
President  of  King's  College,  New  York  City,  1 754-1 763,  in 
conferring  degrees. 

Loaned  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Williams. 

A  volume  of  Manuscript  Sermons  by  Connecfticut  clergj'men, 
1760-1785.  Open  at  a  sermon  of  the  Rev.  John  Rutgers 
Marshall,  Redlor  of  Saint  Paul's  Church,  Woodbury,  1771- 
1789,  in  whose  study  the  first  Bishop  of  Connecticut  was 
chosen. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper. 

A  section  of  the  Cornice  of  the  Chancel  of  Bishop  Skinner's 
Chapel,  lyong  Acre,  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  in  which  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Seabury  was  consecrated  a  Bishop.  This  sedlion  was 
obtained  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Lorenzo  Sears,  of  Brown  Uni- 


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versity,   Providence,    Rhode  Island,    during  the  demolition  of 
the  chapel  in  the  summer  of  1S97. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.   George  Brinley  Morgan,   New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut. 

A  manuscript  sermon  of  Bishop  Seabury. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Seabury. 

A  Broadside  containing  the  first  Constitution  of  the  Diocese 
of  Connedlicut. 

"  Done  in  the  Convention  of  the  Bishop,  Clergy  and  Laity, 
at  New  Haven,  the  6th  day  of  June,  1792." 

Samuel,  Bp.  Connect.,  President. 
Philo  Perry,  Secretary.  Framed. 

This  is  the  onlj-  copy  of  this  Broadside  known  to  be  in 
existence. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Seymour. 

An  oil  painting  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Farmar  Jarvis  when 
Redtor  of  St.  Paul's,  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
Loaned  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Williams. 

Miniature  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  F.  Jarvns,  painted  by 
himself. 

Miniature  of  Mr.  Samuel  Farmar,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Ann 
Jarvis. 

Miniature  of  the  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Ann  (Farmar)  Jarvis. 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Jars-is. 

Farewell  Discourse  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Andrews,  Re<5lor  of 
St.  Paul's,  Wallingford,   Connecticut,    1761-1785.     "  For  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  from  the  author." 
Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper. 

Letter  of  the  Rev.  WiUiam  Smith,  D.D.,  to  Mr.  John 
Morgan,  Senior  Warden  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  concern- 
ing the  Episcopal  Academy,  Cheshire.  Dated  at  "Cheshire, 
July  18,  1805." 

Loaned  by  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  M.D. 
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242 

Doctor  Smith's  answer  to  Mr.  Blatchford,  Newfield,  1798. 
The  Churchman's   Choral   Companion,    by  William  Smith, 
D.D.,  1809. 

Loaned  by  Mr.  \Vm.  H.  Smith,  Norwalk,  Connecticut. 

Memoirs  of  Ammi  Rogers.      ' '  Published  for  the  subscribers 
by  the  author,"    1824. 

Loaned  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper. 

Memoirs  of  Ammi  Rogers.     Second  edition,  1826. 

Loaned  by  Mrs.  Samuel  W.  Hurlburt,  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 

,A  photograph  of  the  best  portrait  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John 
Henry  Hobart,  Bishop  in  charge  of  Connedticut,  1816-1819. 

A  full  length  silhouette  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  Church 
Brownell,  Bishop  of  Connedlicut,  1819-1865. 
Loaned  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Wilhams. 


Note  by  the  Rev.  S.  F.  Jarvis. 

Among  the  articles  was  a  Snuff  Box,  owned  by  Miss  Harriet  Jars-is,  for- 
merl)'  of  Cheshire,  who  believed  it  to  be,  according  to  tradition,  Mrs.  (Ann) 
Jarvis's.  The  history  of  it  was  this  :  Bishop  Jar\-is  was  a  great  snuffer.  On 
one  occasion  he  was  conversing  with  an  intimate  friend,  who  said,  ' '  Bishop, 
do  you  know  how  many  times  you  have  taken  snuff  since  we  began  our 
conversation?"  "Why — no,"  said  the  Bishop,  " I  am  not  conscious  that 
I  have  taken  it  even  once."  "You  have  taken  it  so  many  times, "  said 
he,  naming  a  large  number.  My  grandfather  was  so  surprised  that  he 
threw  aside  his  box  and,  resolved  not  to  be  under  the  power  of  it,  never 
used  it  again.  In  all  probability  Mrs.  Jarvis  put  the  box  away,  and  as  she 
died  in  Cheshire,  one  can  account  for  its  having  descended  to  Miss  Jarvis, 
of  that  town,  with  the  tradition  of  its  having  belonged  to  the  Bishop's 
wife. 


Notes  and  Appendices 


NOTES  AND    APPENDICES 

To  Address  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper,  M.A., 

PAGES  101-137. 


Note  I. 

The  following  is  a  complete  list  of  the  publications  of  Bishop 
Jarvis  : 

A  Discourse  delivered  before  a  Special  Convention  of  the  Clergy  and 
Laj'  Delegates  of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  the  State  of  Conne<5ticut,  in 
Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  the  Fifth  Day  of  May,  one  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  ninety -six,  occasioned  by  the  death  of  the  Right  Reverend 
S.\MUEI,  Seabury,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Connedticut  and  Rhode  Island.  By 
Abraham  Jarvis,  A.M.,  Presbyter  and  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Middle- 
town. 
12  mo.  pp.  20.  New  Haven  :     Printed  by  T.  &  S.  Green. 

Bishop  Jarvis's  charge  to  the  Clergj-  of  his  Diocese,  delivered  immedi- 
ately after  his  Consecration  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  the  Festival 
of  St.  Luke,  October  18,  1797.  Together  with  the  Address  of  the  Conven- 
tion of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Conne<5licut  to  their  Bishop 
and  the  Bishop's  Answer. 
12  mo.  pp.  30.  Printed  at  Newfield,  by  Lazarus  Beach,  1798. 

A  Sermon  delivered  at  Danbury  and  Ridgefield  on  a  Visitation  by  the 
Right  Reverend  Abraham  Jar^-is,   Bishop  of  Connedlicut,  and  printed  at 
the  request  of  a  number  of  the  Members  of  the  Churches. 
i2mo.  pp.  16.  Danbury  :     Printed  b}'  John  C.  Gray.     Dec,  1809. 


Note  II. 

The  residence  of  Dean  Berkeley  in  Rhode  Island  from  1729 
to  1 73 1,  had  important  results  for  religion  and  learning  in 
America,  although  the  main  purpose  of  his  coming  to  this 
country,  the  establishing  the  College  of  St.  Paul  for  the  edu- 


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cation  of  3'oung  Americans,  could  not  be  accomplished.  At 
the  suggestion  of  his  friend,  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson,  of  Strat- 
ford, he  deeded  his  farm  at  Whitehall  to  Yale  College  as  an 
endowment  for  a  Berkeley  scholarship  in  the  classics.  After 
his  return  to  England,  with  subscriptions  he  could  not  return 
and  the  gifts  of  friends  he  sent  for  the  library  of  Yale  a  col- 
ledlion  of  standard  works  in  theology,  philosophy,  classics  and 
general  literature.  "  By  far,"  says  a  contemporary  account, 
"the  best  colledlion  that  ever  came  to  America."  It  was  long 
kept  in  separate  cases.  Some  of  the  volumes  are  still  in  Yale 
I<ibrary. 

Note  III. 

The  originals  of  these  letters  of  Orders  as  Deacon  and 
Priest  are  in  the  possession  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis. 

B}'  the  Tenor  of  these  presents,  we  Frederick,  by  Divine  Permission, 
Bishop  of  Exeter,  do  make  it  known  unto  all  men.  That  on  Sunda}'  the 
fifth  Day  of  ffebruary  in  the  year  of  Our  Lord  one  Thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  sixty-four,  we,  the  Bishop  before  mentioned,  solemnly  adminis- 
tering Holy  Orders  under  the  protection  of  the  Almighty  in  the  royal 
chapel  of  St.  James's,  Westminster,  did  (at  the  request  of  our  Reverend 
Brother  Richard,  Lord  Bishop  of  London)  admit  our  beloved  in  Christ 
Abraham  Jarvis,  B.A.  of  Yale  College  in  Connecticut,  New  England  (con- 
cerning whose  Morals,  Learning,  Age  and  Title  the  said  Lord  Bishop  was 
well  satisfied)  into  the  holy  order  of  Deacons,  according  to  the  manner 
and  form  prescribed  and  used  b)'  the  Church  of  England,  and  him  the 
said  Abraham  Jarvis,  did  then  and  there  rightly  and  canonically  ordain 
Deacon.  He  having  first  in  our  presence  freely  and  voluntarily  sub- 
scribed to  the  thirty-nine  articles  of  religion,  and  to  the  three  articles  con- 
tained in  the  thirty-sixth  Canon,  and  he  likewise  having  taken  the  Oaths 
appointed  by  Law,  to  be  taken  for  and  instead  of  the  oath  of  supremac}-. 
In  testimony  whereof  we  have  caused  our  Episcopal  seal  to  be  hereunto 
affixed  the  day  and  year  above  written  and  in  the  second  year  of  our  Con- 
secration. 

Frederick  Exon. 


I   SEAI,.  I 


By  the  Tenor  of  these  presents,  we,  Charles,  by  Divine  Permission 
Bishop  of  Carlisle,  do  make  it  known  unto  all  men  That  on  Sunday  the 
nineteenth  Day  of  ffebruary  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven 


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hundred  and  sixt}--four,  we  the  Bishop  aforementioned,  solemnU-  admin- 
istering holy  Orders  under  the  protedtion  of  the  Almighty  in  the  parish 
Church  of  St.  James,  Westminster  did  (at  the  request  of  our  Reverend 
Brother  Richard,  Lord  Bishop  of  London)  admit  our  beloved  in  Christ 
Abraham  Jarvis,  B.A.  of  Yale  College,  Connecticut  (concerning  whose 
Morals,  Learning,  Age  and  Title,  the  said  Lord  Bishop  was  well  satisfied) 
into  the  hol\-  Order  of  Priests,  according  to  the  manner  and  form  pre- 
scribed and  used  by  the  Church  of  England  and  him  the  said  Abraham 
Jar\-is  did  then  and  there  rightly  and  canonically  Ordain  Priest.  He  hav- 
ing first  in  our  presence  freely  and  voluntarily  subscribed  to  the  thirty- 
nine  Articles  of  Religion  and  to  the  three  articles  contained  in  the  thirty- 
sixth  Canon  and  he  likewise  having  taken  the  oaths  appointed  by  Law  to 
be  taken  for  and  instead  of  the  Oath  of  Supremacy.  In  Testimony  whereof 
we 'have  caused  our  Episcopal  Seal  to  be  hereunto  affixed  the  day  and 
year  above  written  and  in  the  second  year  of  our  Consecration. 
Cha  :  Carlisle. 


I  SEAL.  I 


Note  IV. 

The  courtes}^  of  the  Keeper  of  the  Records  of  the  Societ}'  for 
the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts  furnished  the 
writer  with  the  letter  in  the  text,  and  these  interesting  items 
of  the  relation  of  Mr.  Jarvis  to  the  Societj' : 

Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts. 
19,  Delahav  Street,  Westminster,  S.  W., 

Nov.  3,   1S96. 

Dear  Sir: — The  Society  in  1761  gave  the  Rev.  Mr.  Learning  "leave  to 
chuse  a  proper  person  to  be  sent  over  to  England  for  holy  orders  accord- 
ing to  the  request  of  the  people  of  Middletown  "  (Journal,  May  15,  1761, 
p.  S8)  but  on  learning  from  Dr.  Johnson  in  1763  that  JMessrs.  Jar%-is  and 
Cutting  intended  waiting  on  the  Society,  it  desired  the  Dr.  to  inform 
them  that  they  must  not  have  expedlation  of  being  pro\-ided  for  by  the 
Society  immediately,  there  being  no  vacant  Mission  to  which  they  can  be 
appointed,  nor  any  thoughts  at  present  of  establishing  any  new  one  in 
New  England"   (Jo.,  15  July,  1763,  p.  393.) 

Mr.  Jarvis  himself  and  the  Connedticut  Clergy-  in  Convention  appealed 
for  assistance  on  his  behalf  in  1765,  when  the  Society  replied  that  it  did 
"not  think  it  proper  to  make  any  addition  at  present  to  their  Missions  in 


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New  England — that  if  Mr.  Jarvis  and  Mr.  Hubbard  are  determined  to 
leave  their  Parishes,  the  Society  gives  them  a  recommendation  to  North 
Carolina,  where  a  good  provision  is  made  for  the  clergJ^"  In  the  mean- 
time (17  Jan.  1766)  it  voted  them  "each  a  gratuity  of  ^10"  (Jo.,  17  May, 
1765,  and  17  Jan.,  1766,  pp.  364,  509-10.) 

In  repl}'  to  his  letter  of  21  Nov.,  1767  (a  copy  of  which  is  enclosed),  a 
second  gratuity  of  ^10  was  voted  to  Mr.  Jarvis  on  17  Feb.,  1768  (Jo.  of 
that  date,  p.  451.) 

The  appeals  of  the  Clergy  of  Connedlicut  on  his  behalf  on  Sep.  26,  1773, 
and  Sep.  25,  1774,  resulted  in  a  further  gratuity  of  ^15  to  him  (Jo.,  Jan. 
21,  1774,  and  Feb.  17,  1775,  pp.  62-3,  303.) 

***** 
Yours  faithfully, 
^  C.  F.  PASCOE, 

(Keeper  of  the  Records.) 


The  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper, 

Durham,  Conn. 


Note  V. 

Among  the  papers  of  the  Reverend  William  Clark,  Redlor  of 
St.  Paul's  Church,  Dedham,  Mass.,  1769-1777,  now  in  the 
archives  of  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts,  there  was  recently 
found  b}'  the  Rev.  Dr.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  Registrar,  the 
following  curious  and  interesting  document.  It  is  here  printed 
from  the  copy  furnished  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Registrar  of 
this  Diocese,  by  his  kind  permission  : 

"  At  a  Convention  of  the  clergy  of  the  Chh  of  England  in  tlie  Colony  " 
"  of  ConneAicut,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Hubbard,  in  New  Haven,  on  " 
"     "  Tuesday,  the  23d  day  of  July  in  the  year  1776  " 

"  It  was  voted,  that  the  following  mode  of  public  worship  should  be 
carried  out  in  their  respective  churches.         " 

"     1st  Singing.     2dly  a  chapter  out  of  the  old  Testament.     " 

"     3rdly  Psalms  of  the  Daj',  out  of  the  Old  Testament.     " 

"     4thl)'     Some  Commentary — 5thly  a  Psalm,  6thly  a  Sermon,     " 

"     and  lastly.  Part  of  the  6th  Chap'r  of  St.  Math'w,  ending  with     " 

"     the  Lord's  Prayer,  all  kneeling. — The  Blessing." 


NOTK   VI. 

Late  in  the  month  of  Februarj',  1796,  "  Mr.  Jarvis  of  Middle- 
town  was  sitting  before  the  fire"  so  says  an  eye-witness,  his 


—249— 

wife  near  him  engaged  in  some  domestic  employment,  and  his 
little  son  playing  about  the  room.  A  messenger  entered  with 
a  letter  sealed  with  black  wax,  and  handed  it  to  Mr.  Jarvis  in 
silence.  He  opened  it  and  his  hand  shook  like  an  aspen  leaf. 
His  wife  in  great  alarm  hastened  to  him,  and  his  son  crept 
between  his  knees  and  looked  up  inquiringly  into  his  face. 
He  could  not  speak  for  some  minutes.  At  last  he  said,  slowly 
and  convulsively,  "Bishop  Seabury  is  A&a.ei."—Beardsleys 
History  of  the  Church  in  ConneBicut,   Vol.  I,  p.  4.38. 


Note  VII. 

The  only  official  document  concerning  the  elecftion  of  Dr. 
Jarvis  is  the  following  letter  from  the  Rev.  Philo  Perry,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Convention,  and  Reflor  of  Trinity  Church,  New- 
town, 1787-1798.  The  original  is  among  the  valuable  docu- 
ments in  possession  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis  : 

Derby,  June  7,   1797. 

Rev.  &  Dear  Sir  :— I  have  the  pleasure  of  gi\'ing  you  ofl5cial  information, 
that  the  Convention  held  this  day  in  this  place,  has  unanimously,  in  both 
its  branches,  appointed  you  to  the  ofHce  of  Bishop  of  this  Diocese.  I  am 
authorized  to  assure  you,  that  the  Nomination  was  made  by  your  brethren 
the  Clerg}',  without  a  dissenting  voice  &  that  the  Lay  Delegates  were  not 
less  unanimous  in  their  concurrence. 

In  behalf  of  the  Convention — I  am. 

Rev.  &  Dear  Sir,  yoiu"  affeftionate 
Brother  and  humble  servant, 

Rev.  Mr.  J.A.RVIS.  PHILO  PERRY. 


Note  VIII. 

This  extracfl  from  Dr.  Hubbard's  Notitia  Parochialis  con- 
tains an  exadl  transcript  of  the  I,etter  of  Consecration,  and 
has  been  carefully  compared  with  the  original  in  the  possession 
of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis  : 

On  the  1 8th  day  of  October 
a  Consecration  was  held  in  Trinity  Church  of  whh   the  following   will 
Inform 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  we 

William  White  D  D 

Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the 

Commonwealth  of  Penns^-lvania 

presiding  Bishop 

Samuel  Provoost  D  D 

Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Chh  in  the 

State  of  New  York 

Edward  Bass  D  D 

Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the 

States  of  Massachusetts  &  New  Hampshire 

under  the  protection  of  Almighty  God 

in  Trinity  Church 

in  the  City  of  New  Haven 

State  of  Connecticut 

in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  &  ninety  seven,  on 
Wednesday  the  Eighteenth  of  October  being  the  Festival  of  St.  Luke,  did 
then  and  there,  rightly  &  Canonically  consecrate  our  beloved  in  Christ 
Abraham  Jar\-is  D  D,  Rector  of  Christ's  Church  in  the  City  of  Middle- 
town  State  of  Connecticut  of  whose  sufficiency  in  good  learning  sound- 
ness in  the  faith  &  purity  of  manners  we  are  fully  ascertained  into  the 
oiEce  of  Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  said  State,  to 
whh  the  said  Abraham  Jarvis  hath  been  elected  by  3'e  Convention  of  ye 
sd  State. 

In  Testimony  whereof  we  have 
signed  our  names  and  caused  our  Seals  to  be  affixed  given  in  the  City  of 
New  Haven,  State  aforesaid,  this  Eighteenth  day  of  October  in  the  Year 
of  our  Lord  one  thousand  Seven  Hundred  &  Ninety  Seven. 

Wm  White  D.  D.  (Seal) 

Samoei,  Provoost  D.  D.     (Seal) 
Edward  Bass  D.  D.  (Seal) 


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Note  IX. 

The  sermon  of  Dr.  Smith  was  from  Ephesians  IV,  ii,  12. 
The  thanks  of  the  Convention  were  given  to  the  preacher  by  a 
special  Committee,  the  Rev.  Ashbel  Baldwin  and  Eli  Curtis, 
Esq.,  who  were  also  charged  with  the  dut}'  of  publishing  the 
sermon.     It  bears  the  following  title  : 

A 

DISCOURSE 
Delivered  on  the  i8th  of  October,  1797. 

[Being  the  Fesliz'al  0/ St.  Liike.'\ 

In  trinity  CHURCH,  in  NEW-HAVEN, 

BEFORE  THE 

Ecclefiaftical   Convention, 

OF  THE   STATE   OF 

CONNECTICUT; 

Assembled  there  to  witness  the  consecrating  of  the  right  rev. 
ABRAHAM  JARVIS,  D.  D.  TO  THE  EPISCOPAL  Chair  of  said  STATE  ; 

AND  to  recognize  him  AS  THEIR  ECCLESIASTICAL  SUPERIOR. 


By  the  Rev.  WILLIAM  SMITH,  D.  D. 
Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Norwalk. 


N  E  W  F  I  E  L  D  : 
printed    by    LAZARUS   BEACH. 

FOR  THE  CONVENTION. 


12  mo.  pp.  20. 


—252— 

Note  X. 


The  monument  of  Bishop  Jarvis  is  upon  the  rear  chancel 
wall  to  the  left  of  the  altar.  It  is  Gothic  in  design,  and  the 
inscription  is  cut  deeply  upon  a  slab  of  black  marble,  the 
letters  being  gilded. 


P 


SVB.  ALTARI.  SITAE.  S\TS'T. 

MORTALEvS.  EXVVIAE. 

ADMODVM.  IN.  DEO.  REVERENDI.  PATRIS. 

ABRAHAMI.  lARVIS.  S.T.D. 

ECCLESIAE.   CONNECTICVTENSIS. 

EPISCOPI.  SEC\TStDI. 

QVI.  NATVS. 

III.  NON.  MAIL  EX.  KAL.  IVL. 

ANN.  CIDIOCC.  XXXIX. 

LXXiiI.  ANNOS.  PROPE. 

VIXIT. 

QVOR.   XV.   MENS.   VJ.   DIEB.  Xllll. 

EX.  CATHEDRA.  EPISCOPALI. 

GREGEM.  CHRISTI.    PAVIT. 

OBIIT. 

V  NON.  MAIL  EX.  KAL.  GREG. 

ANN.  SALVTIS.  CIoIDCCC.  xiil. 

PARIETI.  HVIVSCE.  TEMPLI. 

QVOD.  VT.  EXTRVCTVM.  ADSPICERET. 

EHEV.  NON.  OCVLIS.  MORTALIBVS. 

MAGNOPERE.  SPERABAT. 

IN.  MEMORIAM. 

PRAESYLIS,  VENERATISSIMI. 

PATRISQVE.  OPTIMI.  ET.  B.  D  S.  M. 

HOC.  MARMOR.  ADFIGEND.  CVRAV. 

FILIVS.  LVGENS. 


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The   inscription   is  thus    elegantly   translated    by    Bishop 
Williams : 


Under  the  altar  are  placed, 

the  mortal  remains  of  the 

Right  Reverend  Father  in  God, 

Abraham  Jar\-is,  Doctor  of  Divinity, 

Second  Bishop  of  the  Church  in  Connecticut, 

who  being  bom  on  the  5th  of  May,  1739, 

lived  nearlj'  seventj'-four  years  ; 

of  which,  fifteen  years,  seven  months  and 

fifteen  daj-s,  he  fed  the  flock  of  Christ 

from  the  Episcopal  chair. 

He  died  the  3d  of  Maj-,  1813. 

On  the  walls  of  this  church, 

which  he  earnestly  hoped  to  see  erected, 

alas  not  with  mortal  eyes, 

a  mom-ning  son 

has  caused  this  marble  to  be  affixed 

in  memory 

of  the  most  revered  Prelate,  and  of  the 

most  excellent  father  who  merits  his  gratitude. 


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APPENDIX  I. 

The  kindness  of  Mr.  Samuel  F.  McCleary,  of  Brookline, 
Mass.,  enables  the  writer  to  present  this  account  of  one  of  the 
journeys  taken  by  the  three  friends  while  in  England  for  ordi- 
nation. Mr.  Budd,  the  writer  of  the  sketch,  was  probably  an 
English  friend  who  accompanied  them  : 


Minutes  of  a  Journey  to  Windsor,  &c. 

"Monday  2nd  of  April  1764.  Set  out  with  Mr.  Walter, 
Jarvis,  and  Hubbard  at  3  o'clock,  p.  m.  and  walked  through 
the  Park  to  Kensington,  Hammersmith,  and  Turnham  Green, 
to  Kew  ;  stop'd  awhile  at  Kew  Green  to  refresh  ourselves,  and 
then  went  to  visit  Kew  gardens  ;  but  it  being  near  six  o'clock, 
the  Gardener  told  us,  it  was  too  late  to  see  them,  accordingly 
proceeded  on  to  Richmond  gardens,  where  also  we  could  gain 
no  admittance,  and  so  went  on  to  the  foot  of  Richmond  Hill, 
where  we  arrived  just  before  dusk,  and  put  up  at  the  Dog, 
which  is  called  ten  miles  from  London  ;  where  we  supped  and 
lodged  this  night ;  Mr.  Walter  much  troubled  with  the  head- 
ache, and  obliged  to  go  to  bed  before  supper. 

Tuesday  3rd,  rose  at  six  and  went  to  the  top  of  the  hill, 
where  we  breakfasted  at  the  Star  and  Garter,  and  had  a  fine 
prospedl  of  the  country,  Mr.  Pope's  seat,  (now  possessed  by 
Sir  William  Stanhope)  with  several  others.  The  meandering 
of  the  river  thro'  fine  fields  and  lawns,  and  distant  prospedl  of 
Windsor  Castle,  afforded  us  much  satisfadtion,  from  thence, 
we  walked  in  a  foot  path,  by  the  borders  of  the  river  till  we 
came  oposite  to  Twickenham,  and  then  crossed  the  ferrj' 
thither,  went  through  the  Church  yard,  and  saw  the  monu- 
ment eredled  by  Mr.  Pope  and  affixed  to  the  outside  of  the 
Church,  in  gratitude  to  his  Nurse,  who  attended  iiim  from  his 
infancy,  above  40  years  ;  from  thence,  to  Mr.  Pope's  Garden, 
on  entering  which  Mr.  Walter  broke  out  into  the  following 
poetical  rhapsody. 


— -00 — 

Thrice  hail  this  ever  bless'd  abode 
Where  Pope  with  sacred  ardor  trod, 
Fired  with  the  Muse's  happiest  flame 
He  taught  Mankind  their  \\-isest  aim. 
Then  set  the  example,  and  in  peace  retired, 
Repleat  with  virtue,  and  by  all  admired. 

We  walked  round  the  garden,  and  viewed  the  monument 
ere(5led  by  Mr.  Pope  to  the  memory  of  his  Mother,  which  is  a 
loft}'  stone  Obelisk  on  a  pedestal,  standing  on  a  Mount  at  the 
upper  end  of  the  garden,  with  this  inscription  round  it.  '  Ah! 
Editha  matrura  optuma  malierum  Amantissima  Vale.'=i=  From 
thence  we  went  into  the  grotto  ;  over  the  top  of  the  arch,  as 
you  enter  is  this  line 

Sacratum  iter  et  fallantis  Semita  Vile. 
The  Grotto  is  composed  of  a  number  of  arches  of  rockwork 
plastered,  and  a  variet}^  of  chrystal,  spar,  and  glass,  &c.  stuck 
into  the  plastering,  which  strikes  the  eye.  very  agreeably,  and 
at  one  end  is  a  bath  room  (this  latter  made  by  Sir  William) 
wainscotted  round  with  white  chimney  tile,  as  is  also  the  bath, 
and  looks  extremely  neat  ;  the  Grotto  extends  itself  from  the 
garden  under  the  road,  and  comes  out  over,  even  with  the 
front  of  the  house,  which  faces  the  river,  with  a  fine  lawn 
before  it  of  about  an  hundred  feet.  Being  told  by  the  Gar- 
dener, '  that  there  was  a  monument  eredled  to  his  memory  by 
Dr.  Woolaston,  Bishop  of  Gloscester,  in  the  Church,'  we 
enquired  out  the  Clerk,  who  went  with  us,  and  opened  the 
Church.  The  monument  is  placed  on  a  side  wall  over  the 
gallery,  with  the  following  inscription. 

Alesandro   Pope 
M.    H. 
Gulielmus  Episcopus  Glocesteriensis  Aniicitiao  causa  fac  cur. 
Poeta  Loquitm- 
of  one  who  would  not  be  buried  in  Westminster  Abby. 
Heroes  and  Kings  j-oiu-  distance  keep 
In  peace  let  one  poor  Poet  sleep, 
Who  never  flattered  folks  like  you, 
Let  Horace  blush,  and  Virgil  toe. 

*  The  incorrect  Latinity  of  these  inscriptions  is  probably  the  error  of  the 
writer  of  this  account. 


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Near  this  Monument,  is  also  one  erecfled  by  Mr.  Pope  himself 
to  his  father  and  mother,  with  the  following  inscription. 

D.  O.  M. 
Alesandro  Pope. 
Viro  innocue,  probo,  pie 
Qui  vixet  Annos  75.  ami.  1717. 
Et  Edithera  Conjugi  iuculpabiti  pientissime 
Qui  vixet  annos  93.  ob.  1733. 
Parentibus  bene  marantibus 

Filius  facit 

Et  sibi 
Qui  Obiit  .\nno  1743.     ^tat  57. 

Mr.  Pope,  with  his  Father  and  Mother,  were  all  buried 
under  the  middle  Isle  of  this  Church,  the  spot  was  shewn  us 
by  the  Clerk,  and  we  walked  over  it.  Here  is  a  handsome 
monument  likewise  erecfled  to  the  memory  of  Admiral  Sir 
Charlemain  Ogle,  who  defeated  Angria  the  Pirate,  in  the  East 
Indies  and  performed  sundry  adls  of  valour  as  set  forth  in  the 
inscription.  (Lord  Clives  in  conjuncflion  with  Admiral  Wat- 
son subdued  Angria  the  Pirate  in  the  East  Indies,  and  became 
Master  of  Geria,  his  Capital  with  all  his  accumulated  treasure 
in  1755.)  '  I/ife  of  L,ord  Clives  in  the  Biographical  Didlionary. 
American  Edition. '  From  hence,  we  proceeded  on  to  Hamp- 
ton Court,  passing  a  very  odd  and  curious  house  belonging  to 
the  Walpole  family  ;  and  going  through  Busby  Park,  where 
is  a  large  basin  of  water,  with  an  elegant  statue  in  the  middle 
of  it,  on  a  lofty  pedestal  of  stone  surrounded  by  Tritons,  Mer- 
maids, &c.,  but  we  could  not  find  out  who's  statue  it  was. 
After  bespeaking  a  dinner  at  the  Joy,  adjoining  to  the  Palace 
gate,  we  went  to  view  the  Palace  and  gardens,  for  an  account 
whereof  I  refer  you  to  the  '  delicie  Brittanic'  After  dinner, 
we  walked  on  to  Stains,  drank  tea  ju.st  over  the  bridge  and 
thence  proceeded  to  Egham,  where  we  put  up  for  the  night  at 
the  Red  Lion  supped  and  went  to  bed. 

Wednesday  4th.  rose  a  little  before  six,  breakfasted  and  set 
out  for  the  Belvidere  (a  building  of  the  Duke  of  Cumberland, 
about  4  miles  from  Egham)  before  reaching  which  we  came  to 
a  place   called    'Virginia  Water,'    whence   is  a   curious   and 


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beautiful  cascade,  and  a  geometrical  bridge,  built  by  the 
Duke ;  we  were  informed  here,  that  the  Woman  who  shewed 
the  house,  lived  just  by,  we  accordingly  applied  to  her,  and 
she  accompanied  us  through  a  large  iron  gate,  which  opened 
into  a  fine  lawn,  about  20  feet  wide  enclosed  on  each  side  with 
evergreens  and  shrubbery,  the  walk  was  like  a  velvet  carpet, 
which  extended  for  miles  up  the  hill-  and  brought  us  to  the 
house  ;  the  land  on  each  side  is  a  heath,  and  where  this  im- 
provement is  made,  is  a  part  of  it,  the  house  is  built  three 
square,  and  on  each  angle  a  large  and  lofty  tower,  which 
makes  it  appear  like  a  Castle.  The  ground  floor  is  formed 
into  an  odtagon,  and  has  a  few  chairs  round  it.  From  thence, 
by  a  geometrical  stone  staircase  winding  up  into  one  of  the 
towers,  we  ascended  into  the  room  above,  which  is  also  an 
odlagon,  one  tower  (as  before  observed)  containing  the  stair- 
case, another  the  library,  and  a  third  a  closet  for  china,  glass, 
&c.  in  the  middle  of  the  room  is  suspended  a  most  beautiful 
Chandelier  made  of  chelsea  china,  and  containing  a  vast  variety 
of  the  most  beautiful  flowers,  in  their  proper  colours,  with 
Flora  sitting  on  the  top  holding  a  small  basket  of  flowers,  with 
Cupid  and  other  figures  surrounding  her  ;  the  sockets  for  the 
candles  are  a  sort  of  Tulip,  the  flowers  are  fixed  on  wires,  and 
the  bodj'  of  the  Chandelier  is  of  metal,  gilt,  and  suspended  by 
a  cord  of  silk  and  gold  interwoven,  the  whole  strikes  with 
admiration  and  cost  ;^500  sterling.  There  are  several  stands 
with  branches  and  sockets,  placed  in  the  different  angles  of  the 
room,  adorned  with  figures  of  monke\'S,  dragons,  owls  &c  &c. 
Over  the  doors  are  festoons  of  fruit  of  all  kinds,  the  ceilings 
stucowork,  and  those  of  the  library,  &  china  closet,  adorned 
with  vines  and  clusters  of  grapes. 

The  furniture,  settees,  chairs  &c  of  blue  damask.  The 
prospedt  from  hence  is  exceedingly  fine,  and  we  were  told  that 
in  a  clear  day  we  might,  through  a  glass  see  all  the  spires  in 
London,  and  tell  what  o'clock  it  was  bj'  Saint  Pauls,  though 
near  twenty  miles  distant.  This  room  has  no  fire  place,  but 
hj  touching  a  spring  like  that  of  a  ball,  it  opens  a  flew  which 
communicates  heat  into  the  room  from  a  fire  below,  and  could 
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be  stopped  again  at  pleasure  ;  in  short  this  place  is  beyond 
description  delightful.  From  hence  we  went  over  another 
way,  like  that  we  came  in,  and  came  to  a  fine  large  geometrical 
bridge  thrown  over  part  of  the  Virginia  Water,  which  when 
we  had  crossed,  our  eyes  were  struck  with  some  beautiful 
buildings,  which  led  us  out  of  our  way  to  see  them  ;  there  was 
a  grand  Chinese  summer  house,  eight  square,  with  two  lesser 
ones  on  the  back  angle,  the  side  of  these  buildings  are  of 
copper  japanned,  and  appeared  like  white  chimney  tile ;  the 
top  are  cupolas,  with  a  sort  of  Umbrella  over  them  ;  the  small 
ones  painted  blue,  and  frosted,  and  the  large  one,  red  striped 
with  white.  There  are  also  canopies  over  the  windows,  with 
bells  in  the  Chinese  style,  and  the  whole  beyond  description 
beautiful.  These  buildings  stand  on  an  Island,  and  a  geomet- 
rical bridge  thrown  across  to  enter  them.  After  feasting  our 
eyes  awhile  here,  we  proceeded  on  to  the  Duke's  lodge  which 
is  a  neat,  elegant  building,  and  the  apartments  very  nice, 
though  not  magnificent,  a  fine  basin  of  water  fronts  the  house, 
with  a  Chinese  barge  lying  in  the  middle  of  it,  and  on  one  end 
of  the  house  a  fine  vista,  and  gravel  walk  ;  the  stables  are 
elegant,  and  the  Deer  feeding  all  around,  makes  this  a  very 
delightful  place.  From  hence,  we  went  on  to  Windsor,  and 
met  the  Duke  in  our  way,  driving  himself  in  a  chair,  with  two 
Horses  and  two  Servants  on  horseback  attending  him.  Great 
part  of  the  road  from  the  Lodge  is  perfedlly  straight  between 
a  walk  of  lofty  elms,  on  each  side,  and  Windsor  Castle  facing 
you  all  the  way,  bounds  the  prospedl.  This  walk  is  very 
delightful,  and  when  you  enter  it,  it  does  not  appear  half  so 
long  as  you  find  it  to  be.  We  put  up  at  the  Mermaid  near  the 
Market  about  half  past  one,  and  after  dinner,  went  to  view  the 
Castle,  for  which  I  refer  to  the  "  delicia  Brittanica, "  on  going 
in  we  found  the  Chapel  service  begun  and  were  condudled  into 
very  elegant  seats  appropriated  for  the  Knights  of  the  Garter, 
and  called  "Stalls."  After  service,  which  is  performed  in  the 
Cathedral  way,  we  regaled  ourselves  with  a  view  of  the  Palace, 
terrace,  walks,  &c.  and  then  returned  to  our  quarters,  spent 
the  evening,  supped  and  went  to  bed. 


—259— 

Thursday,  5th,  rose  between  six  and  seven,  and  set  off  in  the 
Stage  Coach  (which  we  had  engaged  the  night  before)  with  a 
gentleman,  who  was  very  facetious  and  good  company  ;  and  a 
gentleman's  servant,  who  behaved  very  modestl}-,  as  he  did  not 
open  his  lips  the  whole  way,  stopped  at  Eaton,  and  got  out, 
just  to  view  the  Colleges,  which  makes  a  double  quad- 
rangle, and  the  Chapel  which  forms  one  side  of  the  square 
is  a  venerable  old  gothic  stone  building,  and  makes  a  very 
noble  appearance.  The  Colleges  are  built  of  brick  and  have 
nothing  very  striking,  there  is  a  Statue  of  Henry  6th  (the 
founder)  in  one  of  the  squares.  The  revenue  of  this  College  is 
about  ^5,000.  pd — per  annum,  which  maintains  70  King's 
scholars,  with  their  proper  instructors,  who  when  fitted  for 
the  University,  are  eledled  into  King's  College,  Cambridge, 
where  they  are  provided  for  by  Scholarships  and  Fellow- 
ships. Besides  these  70  scholars  on  the  foundation,  there  are 
about  400,  more,  who  are  also  educated  here  at  their  own  ex- 
pense. There  is  a  noble  librarj'  here.  From  hence  we  pro- 
ceed on,  in  the  stage  through  Slouch,  Colebrook,  Longford 
and  part  of  Hounslow-Heath  to  Cranford  Bridge,  where  we 
and  the  Gentleman  breakfasted,  the  Ser\fant  did  not  make  his 
appearance.  After  breakfast  we  went  on  through  the  remain- 
der of  Hounslow-Heath,  where  were  several  gibbets  with 
malefactors  suspended,  then  through  Hounslow  and  Brentford 
to  Kew  bridge,  where  we  alighted  and  went  to  see  the  Princess 
Dowager's  gardens,  having  not  been  able  to  view  them  as  we 
went  out.  The  house,  which  is  all  white,  appears  ver}^  neat 
and  elegant ;  before  it,  is  a  large  court  yard,  and  the  back  part 
with  a  large  basin  of  water,  toward  the  centre  filled  with 
Swans,  Geese  and  Ducks,  the  lawn  is  covered  with  sheep, 
which  makes  the  prospect  from  the  house,  very  delightful, 
round  the  gardens  are  serpentine  gravel  walks  enclosed  with 
trees  and  shrubbery,  and  on  the  borders  next  the  alle}^  are 
flowers  of  all  kinds  scattered  along,  in  going  through  these 
walks  you  are  led  to  several  buildings  in  form  of  foreign  tem- 
ples, such  as  gothic  temples,  a  turkish  mosque,  an  egj'ptian 
temple,  the  temple  of  victorj^  and  many  others,  but  the  grand- 


— 26o 

est  structure  latelj^  finished  is  a  Chinese  temple,  called  the 
pagoda  ;  built  of  brick,  eight  square  and  ten  story  high,  each 
having  a  kind  of  umbrella  projecting  over  the  windows,  on 
each  corner  of  which  are  placed  dragons  with  their  heads  pro- 
jecting over,  they  are  painted  in  divers  colours,  and  frosted, 
and  their  e^'es  made  of  glass,  so  that  when  the  sun  shines 
upon  them,  they  seem  all  on  fire.  This  building  is  175  feet 
high,  and  about  80  feet  round  the  base  ;  there  is  also  a  temple 
of  the  Sun,  which  is  said  to  have  been  constructed  bj'  his 
Majesty  when  Prince  of  Wales,  it  is  a  round  building,  with 
pillars  of  corinthian  order,  supporting  the  cornice,  which 
between  each  pillar  forms  a  semicircular  arch,  the  building  is 
covered  with  a  Cupola,  and  windows  all  around,  and  likewise 
a  flight  of  steps.  In  the  centre  of  the  ceiling  is  represented 
the  Sun  and  on  the  lower  edge  of  the  rotunda  are  painted  the 
twelve  signs  of  the  zodiac.  From  hence,  we  passed  to  a 
Chinese  building,  near  a  bridge,  over  the  place  where  the 
water  comes  in  to  supply  the  bason  ;  and  then  to  the  Aviary 
which  is  enclosed  with  apartments  made  of  lattice  work,  and 
in  which,  were  Chinese  pheasants,  and  other  beautiful  fowls. 
There  is  also  a  lawn,  in  which  were  some  American  wood 
ducks.  From  hence,  we  went  into  a  large  room,  part  of  which 
is  made  of  lattice  work  and  wired,  where  there  were  a  vast 
number  of  birds  of  all  kinds  flying  about  and  singing,  there 
were  perches  for  them  to  rest  on,  and  nests  to  build  in,  besides 
glass  basons  of  water  suspended  for  them  to  drink,  and  places 
for  their  food,  we  were  conducted  next  into  a  small  flower 
garden,  where  were  pots  ranged  on  slabs  on  one  side  filled  with 
all  kinds  of  flowers  in  bloom  ;  in  the  middle,  a  bason  of  water 
with  Chinese  fish,  and  the  rest  of  the  garden  laid  out,  in  beds 
of  flowers,  the  front  of  the  Aviarj'  makes  one  side  of  this  gar- 
den. The  next  thing  we  saw  was  a  garden  lately  laid  out  for 
exotic  plants,  with  a  noble  hot  house  of  great  length  and 
height,  the  whole  glazed  on  the  top,  which  stands  obliquely  to 
the  Sun,  there  are  flews  behind,  which  by  means  of  fire,  keeps 
this  place  in  any  degree  of  heat.  After  viewing  this,  which  is 
filled  with  a  great  variety  of  curious  flowering  plants,  we  went 


— 26l  — 

to  the  green-house,  which  stands  not  far  from  the  dwelling 
house,  and  is  a  very  handsome  building,  glazed  in  front  con- 
taining Oranges  and  Lemons,  and  many  other  trees  and  plants. 
We  then  went  to  view  the  house,  and  was  admitted  to  see,  all 
the  Princesses  apartments,  which  are  very  neat,  with  good 
paintings,  tapestry  and  organ,  harpsicord  and  billiard  table,  and 
very  elegant  furniture.  There  are  some  exceedingly  fine 
paintings  in  the  gallery,  of  very  beautiful  Women  painted  on 
the  wall,  and  paintings  on  glass  of  india  figures,  the  best  I 
have  ever  seen,  and  we  were  told  cost  ^500  a  piece,  they  were 
done  in  India.  In  one  of  the  chambers  is  a  family  piece  with 
all  the  Princesses'  children  drawn  together  when  young,  which 
is  very  pretty,  and  the  traces  of  their  present  countenances  are  to 
be  found  in  them.  After  viewing  the  house  we  went  to  dinner 
in  Kew  gardens,  and  then  went  to  Richmond  gardens  and  got 
admittance.  There  is  nothing  very  striking  here,  but  fine 
gravel  walks,  lawns  and  vistas,  with  a  view  of  the  river  on  the 
side  and  the  lodge,  a  neat  pretty  building  with  an  elegant 
garden  before  it.  From  hence  we  went  back  to  Kew,  crossed  the 
river  over  the  bridge,  and  came  by  the  side  of  the  river,  and 
turned  off  to  Chiswick,  and  passed  the  Earl  of  Burlington's 
house,  which  is  very  magnificent,  with  fine  garden  and  walks, 
there  is  also  a  seat  of  Col.  Eliot's,  and  several  other  elegant 
buildings.  We  went  into  the  Church  yard,  looked  into  the 
Church,  and  thence  to  the  river  side  where  we  took  a  sculler 
for  Westminster  bridge,  as  we  passed  Ranelagh  we  were  greatly 
pleased  with  the  lights  in  the  gardens,  which  made  a  splendid 
appearance,  as  also  those  in  the  rotunda,  which  was  opened 
for  company  this  evening.  We  landed  at  Westminster  bridge 
about  half  past  eight,  having  been  about  an  hour  and  half 
coming  down  from  Chiswick,  above  ten  miles,  for  which  we 
paid  2/6,  and  then  finished  our  tour,  during  which  we  had  fine 
weather,  saving  a  sort  of  drizzling  rain,  which  we  passed  in 
going  from  Twickenham  to  Hampton  Court." 


These  minutes  were  copied  from  the  original  paper  in  the 
possession  of  Rev.  Dr.  Jarvis.     They  were  written  by  a  Mr. 


— 262 — 

Budd,  who  accompanied  Mr.  Walter,  and  Mr.  Jarvis  (after- 
ward the  venerable  Bishop  of  Connec5ticut)  and  a  Mr.  Hubbard 
to  England  in  1764,  to  receive  from  the  Bishop  of  London, 
Holy  Orders.  Dr.  Jarvis,  finding  it  among  his  father's  papers, 
loaned  it  to  Mrs.  Walter,  who  took  a  copy  of  it  in  1823  for 
her  children. 

The  foregoing  is  a  corre(5t  copy  from  the  family  record  book 
of  my  late  mother,  Maria  I,ynde  (Walter)  McClearj',  now  in 
my  possession. 

Sam'l  F.  McCleary. 

March  17,  1897.  3^4  Harvard  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 


APPENDIX  II. 

The  contemporar}^  accounts  of  the  eledlion  and  Consecration 
of  Dr.  Jarvis  are  found  in  these  extradls  from  The  Coiineniad 
Jourjial.  The  same  account  of  the  Consecration  is  also  in  The 
New  York  Magazine  for  Odlober,  1797,  p.  558. 

Connecticut  Journal,  June  14th,  1797. 

On  Wednesda)'  the  ytb  inst  the  Episcopal  Convention  of  this  State  Met 
in  St.  James  Church  at  Derb}-. 

Divine  Service  ha\-ing  been  performed  an  Excellent  Discourse  adapted  to 
the  Occasion  was  delivered  by  the  Rev"*  Mr.  Marsh  The  Convention  then 
went  in  Procession  accompanied  by  the  respectable  Lodge  of  Freemasons 
and  a  numerous  Train  of  the  Ladies  of  the  Town  to  lay  the  foundation 
Stone  of  a  new  church,  (then  gives  account  of  proceedings  of  laying  the 
comer  stone  and  adds )  The  Convention  after  this  Animating  Scene  went 
in  order  to  St.  James  Church  where  they  entered  upon  the  Business  for 
which  they  had  met.  The  most  important  Point  which  Engaged  their 
Attention  was  the  Election  of  a  Bishop — The  Rev'*  Doctor  Bowden  by 
Reason  of  bodily  Infirmity  having  declined  that  Office,  The  Rev''  Mr. 
Abraham  Jarvis  Rector  of  Christ  Church  Middletown  was  Unanimously 
elected  by  the  Clergy  and  Unanimously  approved  by  the  Laity. 
His  Amiable  Character  and  respectable  Abilities  afford  Ground  to  the 
Friends  of  the  Church  to  hope  for  Unity  Peace  and  Happiness. 


—263— 

Connecticut  JouRNAi.,  October  zSth,  1797. 
Same  Account  in  Connecticut  Courant,  Oct.  26tli,  1797. 

Wednesday  the  iS  inst  The  festival  of  the  apostle  and  Evangelist  St. 
Luke  being  the  da}-  appointed  for  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev  Abraham 
Jar\ds  D.D.  to  the  Episcopate  of  the  State  of  Connecticut :  the  Convention 
of  the  same  consisting  of  the  Clergy  and  Lay  Delegates  assembled  at  half 
past  nine  in  the  morning  in  Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  New  Haven 
from  whence  they  walked  in  procession,  Lay  Delegates  in  front  and  the 
Clergy  in  the  rear  to  the  house  of  the  Rev  Bela  Hubbard  Rector  of  the 
Church  where  Doctor  AMiite  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  Doctor  Provost, 
Bishop  of  New  York  and  Doctor  Bass  Bishop  of  Massachusetts  and  New 
Hampshire  were  waiting  in  their  Episcopal  Habits  to  Join  the  procession, 
which  then  returned  to  the  Church.  The  Rev  Mr  Ives  read  prayers  and  a 
sermon  adapted  to  the  occasion  was  delivered  by  the  Rev  Doctor  Smith. — • 
The  Right  Rev  Doctor  White  was  the  oiSciating  Bishop — and  the  Bishops 
Provost  and  Bass  assisted  on  this  grand  and  interesting  occasion.  The 
Act  of  Consecration  being  Completed  Doctor  Jan-is  was  admitted  within 
the  rail  of  the  Altar  in  his  Episcopal  Character  S:  Habit,  v.here  he  was 
recognized  as  the  Ecclesiastical  Superior  and  received  the  Congratulations 
of  the  Convention  in  a  very  affectionate  Address  delivered  by  the  Reverend 
Bela  Hubbard  Rector  of  the  Church.  To  this  Address,  Bishop  Jar^ns 
returned  a  very  becoming  and  pathetic  Answer  ;  after  this  he  delivered  a 
charge  to  the  Clergj'  &  Laity  of  his  Diocese  :  a  charge  truly  Apostolic  & 
Evangelical. 

The  Scene  was  highh'  grateful  to  everj-  person  in  it,  everj-  part  of  it 
being  conducted  -n-ith  the  most  perfect  solemnity  and  propriety,  in  the 
presence  of  a  numerous  and  respectable  assembly.  May  it  please  the 
gracious  &  Merciful  Head  of  his  church  the  Great  Bishop  of  oiar  Souls  to 
preser\'e  om-  Episcopacy  precious  in  his  sight  :  and  May  peace  harmony 
&  Love  ever  preside  over  the  United  States  of  America. 


APPENDIX  III. 

Through  the  kindness  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  Secretarj^  of 
the  House  of  Bishops,  these  copies  of  documents  in  the  archives 
of  the  House  of  Bishops  are  here  inserted  : 

Str-ATFOrd,  July  6th,  1797. 
Right  Revi-  &  Dear  Sir. 

We  the  Committee  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticutt 

are  directed  to  address  the  Right  Rev""  Bishops  \\Tute,  Provost  &  Bass 


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upon  the  subject  of  consecrating  our  worthy  Brother  Jarvis,  Bishop 
Elect,  to  the  Episcopal  chair. 

We  verry  sensibly  feel  the  want  of  an  ecclesiastical  Center  of  unit}- — our 
rising  generation  is  destitute  of  the  Apostolic  rite  of  Confirmation,  and 
Candidates  for  the  Ministry  are  discouraged  from  coming  forward  to  sup- 
ply our  vacant  churches,  by  beholding  the  Episcopal  chair  empty.  These 
&  many  other  reasons  unite  to  render  both  the  Clergy-,  &  Laitj'  of  the 
Church  in  Connecticut  verrj'  desirous  to  have  the  sacred  Hierarchy  estab- 
lished among  us  as  soon  as  may  be  conveniently  done.  We  have  been 
indirectly  informed  that  Bishops  Provost  &  Bass  have  no  objections  of 
meeting  in  Connecticut  this  Autumn,  pro\-ided  it  meets  with  your  appro- 
bation. 

It  would  be  verrj'  agreeble  to  our  Brethren  the  Clergy  to  attend  the  Con- 
secration, and  should  it  be  agree'd  on  by  the  Bishops  to  meet  in  this 
State  ;  We  beg  leave  to  mention  the  City  of  New  Haven  as  the  Place,  on 
S'  Luke's  Day  the  iSth  of  October  next.  Previous  to  our  consulting  the 
other  Bishops  on  this  subject,  we  shall  wait  j'oior  answer,  which  we  wish 
may  be  as  soon  as  is  convenient.  Should  our  request  be  complied  with  by 
our  Father  in  Christ  we  should  consider  ourselves  under  the  highest  obli- 
gations to  do  every  thing  in  our  power  to  render  him  happy  whilst  among 
us. 

May  God  preserve  our  Episcopacy  precious  in  his  sight,  and  prosper  the 
pious  labors  of  his  servants. 

With  every  sentiment  of  respect 
'  and  esteem,  we  are. 

Right  Rev*-  Father  in  God. 
Your  most  obedient 
And  dutiful  Sons 
in  Christ. 

Please  to  Direct  Ashbel  Baldwin. 

to  the  Revi*'  William  Smith. 

Ashbel  Baldwin,  Philo  ShelTON. 
Stratford. 


The  Right  Rev"*'  Doctor  White,  Bishop  of  the  Prot.  Episcopal  Church  in 
the  State  of  Pennsylvania. 


P.  S. 

Right  Rev"*'  Sir.  If  j'ou  cannot  make  it  convenient  to  gratify  us,  by 
convening  the  Bishops  in  Connecticut,  We  wish  3-ou 
to  inform  us  the  Time  and  place  you  shall  appoint  to 
consecrate  the  Bishop  Elect. — • 


—265— 

Stratford,  July  20"'.  1797. 

Right  Re\-*-  Sir.— 

Your  obliging  favour  has  been  dulj-  received.  Agreeable  to  your  direc- 
tions I  have  -wrote  to  Mr.  Smith  the  President  of  the  Committee,  it  is 
enclosed,  which  I  ^411  thank  you  to  forward.  Testimonials  for  the  Bishop 
Elect  have  hkewise  been  forwarded  to  Doctor  Parker  Boston,  we  expect  a 
return  in  a  few  days  when  they  will  be  sent  to  New  York,  &  from  thence 
to  Philadelphia.  The  standing  Committee  meet  again  this  week,  to  make 
some  arrangements  for  the  Bishops  Consecration,  you  will  hear  from  us 
soon.     In  the  mean  time  beheve  me 

Right  Rev''-  Sir  to  be  with  sentiments 
of  great  respect 

Yoinr  Most  Obedient 

Humble  Ser\-ant 

ASHBEL   BAI.DW^N. 

Right  Rev'*-  Doctor  White. 


Right  Rev"-  Sir. 

We  had  the  pleasure  of  recei\'ing  your  favors  of  date  the  17th  inst. — 
informing  that  it  was  agreeable  to  you  to  acceed  to  our  -wishes  expressed 
to  you  concerning  the  consecration  of  the  Bp.  Elect  for  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut—for which  be  pleased  to  accept  of  our  thanks.  The  necessary 
Testimonials  are  already  made  out  and  forwarded  to  D'  Parker  for  the 
purpose  of  acquiring  the  signatures  of  the  Committee  of  the  Eastern 
States.  Also,  agreeable  to  your  direction,  Testimonials  have  been  sent  to 
the  President  of  the  Standing  Committee  to  be  signed  by  the  Committee 
in  Pennsj'lvania  &  N.  Jersey.  Howsoever  soon  we  receive  these  Testi- 
monials properly  authenticated,  we  will  do  oiu-selves  the  pleasure  of  giv- 
ing you  timely  information. 

We  have  the  honor  to  be 
Right  Rev*-  Sir 

Your  most  obed.'  & 

Ver\'  Hum'.  Ser\'ants 
William  Smith. 
Philo  Shelton. 
Norwalk.  Ashbel  Baldwin. 

July  25,  1797. 


Stratford,  August  Sth,  1797. 
Right  Rev''-  Sir. 

Yours  of  the  31"  Ultimo  is  now  before  me,  &  I  beg  to  mention  the  cir- 
cimistances  that  lead  to  the  mistake  refer'd  to  in  your  Letter.  When  I 
wrote  to  the  Honob'.  WilUam  Smith,  the  Committee  were  not  together,  & 


—266— 

upon  looking  over  the  list  of  the  Standing  Committee,  I  did  not  find 
Doctor  Smith's  name  as  a  Member  from  Pensylvania  ;  therefore  concluded 
hastily,  that  it  must  be  the  Honorable  William  Smith,  who  was  the  Presi- 
dent. I  gave  the  Letter  under  cover  to  you,  to  one  of  my  Neighbors,  who 
expected  to  set  out  in  a  few  Days  for  Philadelphia.  Three  days  after  the 
Committee  were  together  at  Norwalk,  who  were  made  acquainted  with 
what  I  had  done  ;  upon  examination  we  discovered  the  mistake,  &  imme- 
diately wrote  another  Letter  to  yourself,  &  one  to  Doctor  Smith,  intend- 
ing to  stop  the  Stage,  take  out  the  Testimonials  from  the  Letter  addressed 
to  the  Honorb''  Wm.  Smith  &  inclose  them  in  the  one  directed  to  Doctor 
Smith.  But  when  the  Stage  came  on,  we  found  the  Gentleman  had  put 
up  the  Letter  in  the  bottom  of  his  Trunk,  &  that  it  would  take  up  so  much 
time,  that  the  passengers  would  not  patiently  wait ;  accordingly  all  the 
Letters  went  on,  which  has  occasioned  some  delay  &  given  unneces- 
sarj'  trouble.  The  next  morning  to  prevent  any  further  delay  in  this 
business  another  letter  was  addressed  to  Doctor  Smith  enclosing  the  Testi- 
monials, requesting  his  assistance  in  procuring  the  necessarj-  Signatures  : 
That  Letter  was  put  immediately  into  the  Mail,  &  I  presume  it  must  have 
reach'd  Philadelphia  before  this  Time.  I  have  received  the  Testimonials 
sent  to  the  Eastward,  which  have  been  signed  by  the  Standing  Committee 
in  New  England.  They  are  fonvarded  to  Doctor  Moore  in  New  York, 
with  a  request  that  he  would  have  them  sign'd  by  the  Committee  in  that 
State,  give  them  a  speedy  convej'ance  to  the  Committee  in  New  Jersey  & 
from  thence  to  Bishop  White.  But  in  case  the  last  Letter  to  Doctor  Smith 
should  not  arrive,  I  have  presumed  to  enclose  the  Testimonials  again,  will 
you  be  so  obliging  as  to  hand  them  to  Doctor  Smith  or  some  one  of  the 
Committee.  I  hope  Sir  the  necessary  business  for  the  consecration  of  our 
Bishop  elect  is  in  a  fair  train  to  be  completed  agreeable  to  the  Canons  of 
oiu:  Church. 

Be  pleased  Sir  to  excuse  this  long  Letter  and  believe  me  with  best 
■wishes  for  your  happiness. 

Yoiu-  Friend  and  humble  Servant 

ASHBEL  B.\I,DWIN. 
Right  Rev''  Doctor  White. 


To  the  Right  Rev''-  Doctor  White  Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 

church  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania. 

The  Committee  in  the  Name  and  by  the  desire  of  the  Convention  of  this 
State  beg  leave  to  present  their  most  affectionate  and  grateful  acknowl- 
egdments  for  the  polite  and  Christian  attention  you  have  manifested 
toward  the  Prostestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticut. — Be  assured 
Rev^'  Father  the  favour  you  have  done  us  will  ever  be  gratefuU  in  our 


B 
o 

CJ 


— 267 — 

remembrance  and  we  pray  that  the  pleasm-e  of  the  Lord  may  e%-er  prosper 
in  your  hands  and  that  your  Apostleship  and  Episcopacy  may  be  always 
precious  before  God  and  acceptable  to  Men. 

Philo  ShelTON 

William  Smith 

ASHBEL  Baldwin 

John  Cannon 

Philp.  Nichols 

Eli  Curtiss 
Newhaven      ^ 
Oct  ig""  1797/ 


APPENDIX  IV. 

ADDRESS 
Of  the  Convention  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  in  the 
state    of  Counecfticut,    to   the    Right    Rev.    Doaor    Abraham 
Jarvis,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese. 

REVEREND  FATHER, 
We,  the  Presbyters  and  Laj-  Representatives  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  in  the  State  of  Connedlicut,  avail  ourselves 
of  the  earliest  opportunit}',  that  could  have  been  presented  to 
us,  to  congratulate  you,  upon  your  elevation  to  the  dignified 
station  of  a  Bishop,  in  the  Church  of  Christ.  Most  cordially, 
Sir,  do  we  recognize  you  in  that  sacred  charadler,  and  most 
readily  do  we  receive  you,  as  our  Superintendent  and  Guide  ; 
— promising  with  cheerfulness  and  from  a  sense  of  duty  to  pay 
you  all  that  respect  and  obedience,  to  which  your  ofiice  entitles 
you  ;  and  which,  we  are  assured  from  the  word  of  God,  and 
the  testimony  of  antiquity,  was  ever  deemed  to  be  due  to  the 
sacred  Character  with  which  you  are  invested. 

Joyful,  Sir,  as  is  the  present  occasion,  which  fills  the  Epis- 
copal Chair,  yet,  the  solemn  scene  that  has  just  been  per- 
formed, irresistibly  leads  back  our  minds,  in  sad  remembrance 
to  him,  whom,  we  have  often  seen,  from  that  Altar  breaking 
the  Bread  of  Life,    and  have  often  heard  from   that    Pulpit, 


—268— 

uttering  the  words  of  Peace.  But,  Sir,  portentous  to  the 
Church,  as  was  the  moment,  when  the  great  disposer  of  events 
called  to  his  reward,  our  late  much  revered  Bishop,  yet  we 
trust,  nay  are  confident,  that  your  best  abilities  will  be 
exerted,  to  mitigate  the  loss  of  that  wisdom  and  zeal,  for 
which,  he  was  so  highly  distinguished.  Whatever  depends 
upon  us  to  lighten  the  burden,  which  your  office  imposes 
upon  you,  shall  be  cheerfully  contributed.  Esteeming  your 
personal  charadler,  as  we  unquestionablj'  ought,  and  revering 
the  Authority,  with  which  you  are  clothed,  as  we  assuredly 
do,  your  Episcopate  opens  with  a  prospecfl  of  Peace  and  har- 
mony throughout  your  Diocese.  This  state  of  the  Church  is, 
at  all  times,  devoutly  to  be  wished  ;  but  perhaps,  never  more 
than  at  present,  when  unity  is  so  necessary  to  render  fruitless, 
all  the  attacks  of  infidelity  and  vice.  May  that  divine  spirit, 
who  is  the  source  of  unity  and  love,  continue  to  preserve  this 
Church,  under  your  Episcopate,  in  the  most  perfecft  Concord  ; 
And  may  zeal  for  promoting  virtue  and  religion,  ever  distin- 
guish the  Bishop,  the  Clergy,  and  the  Laity  of  the  Church  of 
Conneefticut. 

New  Haven,  Odlober i797- 


BISHOP  JARVIS'S   ANSWER. 

My  Reverend  Brethren, 

Beloved  in  our  Eord  Jesus  Christ. 

I  return  you  my  sincere  thanks  for  your  affedlionate  address. 
Permit  me  to  request  you  and  the  laj'  Gentlemen  of  the  con- 
vention to  accept  my  assurance  of  the  warm  and  grateful  affec- 
tions, with  which  I  receive  your  declarations  of  personal  regard 
and  friendship. 

Your  sentiments  of  the  sacred  office  of  a  Bishop,  perfectly 
accord  with  my  own,  and  compel  me  to  observe  the  restraint 
they  lay  upon  me,  from  gratulating  myself  on  being  promoted 
to  that  dignified  station.  Your  united  judgment  of  the  circum- 
stances,   and   situation  of  our   church ;    and  an  unequivocal 


— 269 — 

assurance,  that  in  your  opinion,  her  exigencies,  in  a  pressing 
manner  require  it  ;  were  the  prevalent  reasons  that  overruled 
me,  to  acquiesce  in  your  elecftion  to  the  office,  with  which  I 
am  now  invested. 

Distinguished  as  our  late  revered  Bishop  was,  for  his  eminent 
abilities  ;  and  amiable  for  the  ornaments  of  the  christian  ;  the 
recent  slA  performed  in  your  sight,  of  consecrating  a  successor 
to  the  vacant  chair,  could  not  fail  to  recall  /mn,  with  vigour 
to  }-our  remembrance.  So  interesting  a  life,  justified  the 
strongest  apprehensions,  that  his  death  was  an  omen  of 
unhappy  import  to  our  church.  Known  unto  God  are  all  his 
works,  in  wisdom  doth  he  dispose  them  all,  and  that  unerring 
hand,  which  direcfteth  the  whole  to  his  own  glory,  often  strikes 
away  all  other  props,  to  convince  men,  that  in  him  alone  is 
their  unfailing  strength. 

May  a  wise  and  gracious  providence  so  order  events,  as  to 
evince  the  rectitude  of  our  intentions,  and  that  our  proceed- 
ings may  be  for  his  honour  and  the  good  of  his  church. 

Next  to  the  guidance  and  protection  of  our  all  gracious 
head,  I  do,  and  must,  rely  on  your  friendship  and  benevolence, 
to  prevent  or  remove,  those  difficulties  and  impediments, 
which,  contemplated  in  prospect,  filled  me  with  difiidence, 
and  caused  a  reluctance,  which,  even  as  yet,  I  have  not  been 
able  wholly  to  surmount.  Sensible  I  am  that  in  me  emphati- 
calh-  this  treasure  is  lodged  in  an  earthen  vessel ;  from  the 
divine  aid  and  support,  and  the  constant  united  assistance,  of 
you  mj'  brethren,  it  is,  that  I  can  hope,  in  any  measure,  to  do 
the  duties  of  the  ofiSce  committed  to  my  trust.  Altho 
solicitude  and  anxious  doubts  abide  me,  yet  while  strengthened 
by  these  helps,  I  may  solace  my  heart,  that  the  important 
interests  of  that  part  of  the  church  of  christ,  over  which  I  am 
appointed  to  preside,  will  not  materially  suffer,  so  long  as,  by 
divine  permission,  the  charge  shall  rest  on  me  to  superiutend 
her  weighty  concerns. 

That  the  redeemer's  kingdom  may  flourish,  the  spirit  of  the 
Gospel  prevail,  and  its  laws  be  obeyed,  is  ever  to  be  the  object 
of  our  desires,   and  the  subject  of  our  prayers.     To  promote 


so  great  a  work,  much  depends  on  the  exertions,  and  pious 
labours  of  the  clergy.  The  assurance  you  give  of  these,  and 
that  you  will  ever  study  to  cultivate  the  strictest  harmony,  and 
be  ever  ready  with  your  best  advice,  as  they  are  expressive  of 
a  well  directed  zeal,  so  are  they  satisfactory,  and  minister 
grounds  of  confidence,  not  to  be  drawn  from  any  other  source. 

Charity  is  the  bond  of  perfectness :  It  is  the  cement  which 
knits  together  the  church  ;  in  every  member  perfects  the  child 
of  God,  and  completes  the  family  of  christ. 

As  this  virtue  is  the  summary,  and  crown  of  christian 
graces,  by  cherishing  it  in  our  own  breasts,  and  exercising  it 
among  ourselves,  we  shall  shew,  that  we  are  the  true  disci- 
ples, and  faithful  ministers  of  christ,  his  peace,  which  passeth 
knowledge,  shall  keep  our  hearts  and  minds  ;  it  will  give 
energy  to  our  labours  &  render  us  examples  to  our  flocks. 

My  future  conduct,  I  trust,  will  manifest  my  real  respect  and 
sincere  affections  for  you,  and  all,  whom  we  serve  in  the 
Gospel  of  our  I,ord.  In  addition  to  your  advice,  and  assist- 
ance, in  our  respective  sacred  labours  ;  let  our  prayers  be 
mutual  for  each  other,  that  God  will  continue  us,  and  his 
church,  in  his  holy  keeping  ;  and  enable  both  you  and  me  to 
fulfill  our  ministry  ;  and  that  the  people,  especially  committed 
to  our  charge,  may  be  a  mutual  blessing,  and  a  crown  of 
rejoicing  to  us,  and  to  each  other,  in  the  day  when  the  Son  of 
God  shall  appear  in  glory,  to  judge  and  to  reward. 

ABRAHAM,  Bp.  Epl.  ch.  Connect. 

New  Haven,  Oct.  i8,  1797. 


APPENDIX  V. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Tillotson  Bronson  preached  at  the  Convention 
on  Wednesday,  June  2d,  18 13,  in  Christ  Church,  Stratford,  a 
sermon  upon  ' '  The  Divine  Institution  and  Perpetuity  of  the 
Christian  Priesthood,"  in  memory  of  Bishop  Jarvis.  It  thus 
sums  up  his  character  : 


—271— 

To  those  who  were  intimately  acquainted  with  Bishop 
Jarv'is,  it  is  well  known,  he  possessed  a  good  share  of  common 
human  science,  acquired  in  his  youth  ;  to  which  he  added, 
which  was  of  more  importance  in  his  station,  as  a  Minister  of 
Christ,  a  copious  fund  of  theological  knowledge.  Few  eminent 
divines  of  the  Church  of  England,  who  lived  and  wrote  in  the 
last  and  preceding  centuries,  escaped  his  reading.  He  read 
them,  not  as  a  matter  of  amusement,  but  he  thoroughly 
studied  and  digested  their  matter.  In  such  a  school,  he  was 
deeply  impressed  with  all  the  great  and  fundamental  doeftrines 
of  Divine  truth — the  fall  and  original  corruption  of  man — his 
consequent  need  of  a  Saviour,  and  the  operations  of  divine 
grace,  to  revive  the  image  of  God  in  the  soul,  and  quicken  the 
spiritual  life,  were,  with  him,  iirst  principles  in  Christian 
theologJ^  To  these  he  added  a  Trinity  of  persons  in  the  God- 
head, and  the  divine  institution  of  the  Church,  its  ministers 
and  ordinances,  as  means  of  grace.  These  he  firmly  believed 
were  the  doctrines  of  the  Bible,  of  primitive  Christianitj',  and 
of  the  early  reformers. 

Thus  settled  in  his  faith,  he  listened  not  to  novelties.  He 
believed  that  whatever  was  new  in  Divinity,  was,  for  that  very 
reason,  false.  To  improvements  in  human  science,  he  was  a 
friend  ;  while  he  believed  that  God  had  long  since  revealed 
everything  necessar}^  for  man  to  know,  believe,  and  do,  in  order 
to  obtain  salvation.  Hence,  nothing  new  was  to  be  expedled 
in  theology.  This  rendered  him  an  undeviating  advocate  for 
primitive  usage  and  discipline  in  the  Church.  This  he  was, 
to  such  a  degree,  as  to  be  thought  by  some  too  unyielding, 
too  little  disposed  to  accommodate  the  feelings  of  others.  But 
those  who  knew  him  well  were  convinced,  it  was  the  pure 
effect  of  principle,  and  a  sense  of  duty.  He  well  knew  the 
pernicious  consequences  of  needless  innovation,  and  the  impos- 
ing air  with  which  novelty  too  often  captivates  the  unwary, 
and  therefore  wished  to  meet  them  on  the  threshold,  and  shut 
them  out  of  the  Church. 

The  truth  was  he  deliberated  long  and  thoroughly,  before 
he  formed  opinions  ;  and  when  they  were  formed,  they  became 


272 

principles  of  action,  and  were  not  readily  changed.  This  is  a 
trait  of  chara(5ler  that  is  of  great  worth,  in  the  present  state  of 
the  world,  when  innovations  in  civil  polity  are  attempting  to 
make  their  way  into  the  Church  of  God.  At  .such  a  time, 
persevering  decision  of  charac5ter  is  of  eminent  use,  to  preserve 
order  and  regularity,  and  hence  peace  on  earth  and  good  will 
to  men.  Such,  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word,  was  the 
charadter  of  Bishop  Jarvis.  His  object,  when  settled,  was 
ever  in  view.  It  was  steadily  pursued  in  his  conduct.  Con- 
vinced of  its  worth  and  importance,  and  trusting  in  the  wisdom 
of  Providence,  he  ever  went  on,  undismayed  by  difficulties  and 
obstructions  that  might  come  in  his  way. 

He  entertained  a  becoming  sense  of  the  dignitj^  of  the  cleri- 
cal characfter,  and  studied  to  promote  it,  in  his  words,  in  his 
actions,  and  in  the  measures  he  proposed  and  followed.  He 
was  indignant  at  meanness ;  at  anj'thing  which  might  lower 
the  sacred  office,  in  the  view  of  the  world.  As  the  ambassa- 
dors of  the  most  high  God,  it  was  his  sentiment  that  they 
should  respect  them.selves  ;  and  so  condudl,  that  they  might 
command  the  respect  of  others. 

As  a  man,  his  talents  were  rather  solid  than  showJ^  His 
discourses  in  the  pulpit  were  marked  b}'  good  sense  and  sound 
divinity,  rather  than  fine  conceits,  or  tricks  of  rhetoric.  And 
as  was  his  matter,  so  his  manner  of  delivery — always  grave, 
solemn,  earnest,  and  frequently  impressive,  in  a  high  degree. 
In  proof  of  this,  permit  me  to  cite  his  address  delivered  to  this 
body,  at  its  last  meeting 

The  venerable  appearance,  the  grave  and  solemn  manner,  in 
which  these  reflections  were  delivered,  can  but  be  remem- 
bered  

Though  the  Bi,shop,  according  to  the  direction  of  an  Apostle, 
in  dodlrine,  showed  uucorruptness,  gravitj%  and  sincerity,  both 
in  public  and  private,  in  the  Church,  and  in  the  friendly 
circle  ;  yet  was  he  affable,  polite,  and  ready  to  converse  on 
common  topics,  according  to  his  company,  and  suited  to 
occasions.  We,  my  brethren  of  the  clergy,  can  witness,  that 
he  was  always  fond  of  seeing  us  at  his  house  ;  that  we  were 


—273— 

there  hospitably  entertained.  Few  men  enjoyed  society  more 
than  he.  His  hours  were  distributed,  as  we  well  know, 
between  domestic  concerns,  conversation,  study,  and  acts  of 
pietj\  Fond  of  the  family  circle,  formal  visits  were  infrequent. 
Correct  in  the  matters  of  economy,  he  was  domestic  in  his 
manners.  He  was  resigned  to  the  will  of  Providence  ;  patient 
under  affli(5lions,  of  which  he  had  his  share  in  life  ;  not  too 
much  elated  by  prosperity  ;  always  preserving  a  well-tempered 
equanimity.  In  fine,  as  a  clergyman,  he  was  correct  in  his 
sentiments  ;  as  a  member  of  society,  a  well-wisher  to  its  order 
and  peace.  A  tender  husband,  and  an  affedtionate  parent. 
Thus  he  lived,  and  at  length,  in  a  good  old  age,  he  has  gone 
to  that  world  from  whence  none  return. 


i8 


Documents   Concerning  the 

Election  of  the  Bishop 

Coadjutor 


CONCERNING  THE  BISHOP  COADJUTOR=^= 


PASTORAL  LETTER  FROM  BISHOP  WILLIAMS. 

MiDDLETOWN,  May  5,  1S97. 
To  the  Reverend  the  Clergy  and  to  the  Laity  of  the  Diocese  of 

Conneflicut : 

Dear  Brethren  : — It  had  been  my  expectation  and  hope 
that  I  might  very  soon  resume  the  adlive  work  of  the  Diocese, 
but  I  find  that  this  hope  must  be  given  up.  Moreover,  the 
time  has  come  when,  in  my  opinion,  a  due  regard  for  the  well- 
being  of  the  Diocese  and  a  proper  consideration  of  my  own 
condition  make  it  right  that  I  should  ask  the  Diocese  to  eledl 
a  Bishop  Coadjutor. 

According  to  Canon  19,  §v.,  Title  I.,  the  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese,  in  giving  his  consent  to  the  eledlion  of  such  a  Bishop 
Coadjutor,  is  required  to  state  the  duties  which  will  be 
assigned  to  him.  It  will  be  my  purpose  to  assign  to  him  all 
the  duties  connedled  with  the  visitation  of  the  Parishes  for 
confirmation  and  other  ordinary  matters,  and  also  from  time 
to  time  to  devolve  upon  him  the  ordinations  to  the  Priesthood 
and  the  Diaconate,  the  laying  of  corner-stones  and  the  conse- 
cration of  Churches.  I  shall  also  relinquish  one-half  of  the 
salary  now  paid  to  me,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Coadjutor,  and 
hope  that  the  Diocese  will  undertake  to  make  such  further 
provision  for  his  maintenance  as  will  be  just  and  honorable. 

I  am  sure,  my  dear  Brethren,  that  I  need  not  say  to  you 
that  it  is  a  painful  necessity  which  compels  me  to  address  to 

*  Diocese  of  ConneSicut,  Journal  of  Convention,  1897,  Appendix  A,  pages 
97-109. 


—278— 

you  this  letter.  I  cannot  contemplate  without  sorrow  the 
practical  severance  of  ties  which  have  so  long  bound  me  to 
your  service  for  more  than  half  of  my  life,  and  in  which  I  have 
received  such  uniform  kindness  and  forbearance  on  your  part. 
I  deeply  feel  the  additional  burden  which  is  to  be  laid  upon 
the  Diocese,  and  it  is  only  after  long,  earnest,  and  prayerful 
consideration,  and  not  without  consultation  with  those  whose 
opinion  is  entitled  to  weight,  that  I  have  decided  to  ask  the 
adtion  of  the  Convention  in  this  behalf. 

In  case  the  Convention,  which  will  meet  on  the  8th  of  June, 
should  feel  that  there  had  not  been  sufficient  notice  to  warrant 
immediate  adlion,  I  would  suggest  that  it  fix  upon  some  time 
to  which  it  may  adjourn,  at  which  adjourned  session  the  special 
business  shall  be  the  eledlion  of  the  Bishop  Coadjutor. 

Will  the  Reverend  Clergy,  at  their  earliest  convenience,  read 
this  letter  to  their  congregations. 

Asking  your  prayers  that  the  Convention  be  guided  to  do 
that  which  shall  be  to  the  honor  of  God  and  the  prosperity  of 
His  Kingdom,  I  remain, 

Affedlionately  your  Bishop, 

J.  Williams. 

II. 

PRAYER  FOR  GUIDANCE. 

Litchfield,  May  13th,  1897. 
The  following  prayer  is  set  forth  bj^  authority  of  the  Bishop 
to  be  used  in  the  Churches  and  Chapels  of  the  Diocese. 

Storrs  O.  Seymour, 
President  of  the  Sta7iding  Committee. 

A  Prayer. 
Almighty  God,  the  giver  of  all  good  gifts,  who  of  Thy  divine 
providence  hast  appointed  divers  Orders  in  Thy  Church ; 
Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  the  Council  of  the  Church  in  this 
Diocese  may  have  grace  and  wisdom  to  choose  a  godly  and 
well-learned  man  to  be  ordained  and  consecrated  Bishop,  who 
may  evermore  be  ready  to  spread  abroad  Thy  Gospel,  the  glad 


—279— 

tidings  of  reconciliation  with  Thee,  and  use  the  authority 
given  him  not  to  destrudtion  but  to  salvation,  not  to  hurt  but 
to  help  ;  so  that,  as  a  wise  and  faithful  servant,  giving  to  Thy 
family  their  portion  in  due  season,  he  may  at  last  be  received 
into  everlasting  joy  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 

III. 
THE   ELECTION. 

(a.)     Proceedings  op  the  Clergy. 

St.  John's  Church,  Waterbury. 

Tuesday,  June  8,  1897,  3  p.  m. 
The  Lay  Delegates  having  withdrawn,  the  Clergy  organized 
as  required  by  the  revised  Constitution  just  adopted,  choosing 
for  Chairman  the  Rev.  Thomas  Ruggles  Pynchon,  D.D. ,  LL.D. ; 
and  for  Secretary  the  Rev.  Ernest  de  Fremery  Miel. 
The  following  were  eledled 

TELLERS. 
Rev.  Louis  N.  Booth,  Rev.  Hermann  Lilienthal, 

Henry  N.  Wayne,  John  D.  Ewing. 

After  the  7th  ballot,  the  Rev.  William  A.  Beardsley  was 
chosen  Teller  in  the  place  of  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  who  had 
withdrawn. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  a  Teller  check  the  names  of  voters  while  the  balloting 
is  going  on. 

Eleven  ballots  were  taken,  in  accordance  with  the  Rules  of 
Order  and  with  the  Standing  Resolution  just  adopted  on  the 
subjedt. 

At  the  6th  ballot  the  number  of  Clergymen  present  as  shown 
by  the  votes  having  fallen  below  two-thirds  of  the  whole  num- 
ber entitled  to  vote,  Article  IX.  of  the  Constitution  required 
two-thirds  of  both  orders  to  eledt. 

After  the  6th  ballot,  about  6  p.  m.,  a  recess  was  taken  until 

7.30  p.   M. 

The  results  of  the  various  ballots  are  shown  in  the  following 
tabular  statement. 


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Rev.  W.  R.  Huntington,  D.D., 

Rev.  E.  S.  Lines, 

Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  .  . 
Rev.  H.  M.  Sherman,  .... 
Rev.  C.  B.  Brewster,  .... 
Rev.  Wm.  H.  Vibbert,  D.D., 
Rev.  W.  L.  Robbins,  D.D.,  . 
Rev.  J.  S.  Lindsay,  D,D.,  .  . 
Rev.  John  Binney,  D.D.,     .    . 

Rev.  H.  D.  Cone, 

Rev.  Geo.  McC.  Fiske,  D.D., 

Rev.  J.  \V.  Gill 

Rt.  Rev.  E.  Talbot,  D.D.,  . 
Rev.  Geo.  H.  Christian,  D.D., 
Rev.  S.  O.  Seymour,     .    .    . 
Rev.  J.  H.  George,     .... 
Rev.  J.  O.  S.  Huntington,  . 
Rev.  S.  D.  McConnell,  D.D., 
Rev.  Sylvester   Clarke,   D.D 
Rev.  Arthur  Clinton,     .    .    . 

Total, 

Necessary  to  a  choice,  . 


26   32 

25'  30 
26  27 
19    15 


21 
2 

3 
3 

I 
2 


139  139 
70    70 


4th. 

16 
30 
54 

I 
29 

2 


139;  137 
70,  69 


5th. 


eth. 


4  I 
30  26 
59  6r 


42 


133130 

67   87 


7th. 


122 

82 


8th. 


9th. 


122  127 

82;    85 


oth. 


nth. 


16       17 
28       22 


So 

I 


86 

I 


128    127 
86     85 


The  Chairman  accordingly  declared  that  the  Clergy  had,  by 
the  necessary  two-thirds  of  all  present,  made  choice  of  the 
Rev.  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  M.A.,  Redlor  of  Grace 
Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

On  motion,  the  choice  was  made  unanimous. 

This  result  was  immediatelj^  communicated  to  the  President 
of  the  Convention,  and  to  the  Lay  Delegates  ;  and  the  Clerical 
Order  adjourned. 

Attest :  E.  DE  F.  Miel, 

Secretary  of  the  Clerical  Order. 


(5.)     Proceedings  of  the  IvAy  Dei,egates. 

St.  John's  Chapel,  Waterbury, 

June  8,  1S97,  3  p.  M. 
The  hour  fixed  bj'  the  Convention  for  the  eledlion  of  a  Bishop 
Coadjutor  having  arrived,  the  two  Orders,  pursuant  to  Article 
IX.  of  the  Constitution  of  the   Diocese  of  Connedlicut,  sepa- 


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rated,  and  the  La}'  Order  immediately  assembled  in  the  above 
place  at  the  hour  stated. 

They  organized  bj^  eledling  Mr.  Frederick  J.  Kingsbury, 
Chairman,  and  Mr.  Burton  Mansfield,  Secretary. 

A  motion  to  go  into  a  committee  of  the  whole  and  to  take 
an  informal  ballot,  so  as  to  enable  the  Delegates  to  express 
their  preferences  for  a  Bishop  Coadjutor,  was  lost. 

The  objecft  of  the  meeting  being  to  vote  by  ballot  upon  the 
approval  of  the  choice  for  Bishop  Coadjutor  made  by  the 
Clerg}-,  and  no  communication  of  their  choice  having  been 
received  from  the  Clergy  at  this  time,  it  was  thereupon 

Voted :  That  this  body  adjourn  until  such  a  communication  shall  be 
received  from  the  Clergj-. 

The  meeting  so  adjourned. 

Attest  :  BuRTox  Mansfield, 

Secretary. 

St.  John's  Chapel,  Waterbury, 

June  S,  1897,  9.30  p.  M. 

The  order  of  Lay  Delegates  assembled  at  the  above  time  and 
place,  and  was  called  to  order  bj-  the  Chairman.  He  read  a 
communication  from  the  Clergy  notifj'ing  this  house  that  they 
had  chosen  the  Rev.  Chauncey  B.  Brewster  for  Bishop  Coad- 
jutor. 

The  Secretary  called  the  roll  of  the  Parishes  of  the  Diocese, 
which  call  disclosed  that  Laj-  Delegates  representing  over 
thirty  Parishes  were  present.  The  Chairman  thereupon  de- 
clared that  under  Article  V.  of  the  Constitution  a  quorum  was 
present,  and  that  the  house  was  ready  for  business. 

The  Secretary  read  the  Resolution  of  the  Convention  pre- 
scribing the  manner  in  which  balloting  in  the  ele(5lion  of  a 
Bishop  shall  be  condudled. 

The  Secretary  appointed  Mr.  E.  B.  L.  Carter  his  Assistant. 

On  motion,  it  was  thereupon 

Voted :  That  this  house  vote  by  ballot  upon  the  approval  of  the  choice 
for  Bishop  Coadjutor  made  by  the  Clergy. 


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The  Chairman  appointed  Mr.  A.  Heaton  Robertson  and  Mr. 
A.  C.  Northrop,  Tellers. 

The  Secretary  read  the  list  of  Delegates,  and  each  Delegate 
present,  as  his  name  was  called,  deposited  his  ballot  in  a  box 
provided  for  the  purpose. 

The  ballot  resulted  as  follows  : 

Total  number  of  votes  cast,  94.     Yeas,  77;  Nays,  17. 

On  motion,  the  vote  was  made  unanimous. 

Voted  :  That  the  Chairman  and  Secretarj-  communicate  the  result  of  the 
vote  to  the  President  of  the  Convention. 

There  being  no  further  business,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
Attest :  Burton  Mansfield, 

Secretary. 

IV. 

NOTIFICATION  AND  ACCEPTANCE. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  vote  of  the  Convention  to  notify 
the  Bishop  Coadjutor  elecft,  consisted  of  the  following  persons  : 

Rev.  Francis  Goodwin,  Hartford  ; 

George  Whliam  Douglas,  D.D.,  New  Haven  ; 
Mr.    Burton  Mansfield,  New  Haven,  and 

WiLLi-^M  W.  Skiddv,  Stamford. 

They  called  on  the  Rev.  C.  B.  Brewster  at  his  residence,  No. 
53  Remsen  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  by  appointment,  on  Fri- 
day, June  II,  and  communicated  to  him  the  formal  notice  of 
his  eledlion  to  be  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  Diocese  of  Connec- 
ticut. 

Mr.  Brewster  replied  with  much  feeling,  and  informed  the 
Committee  that  he  would  communicate  his  decision  in  about 
ten  days  ;  which  he  did  in  the  following  letter  : 

To  the  Rev.  Francis  Goodivin,  Chairman  of  the  Cotntnittee,  etc.: 
Reverend  and  Dear  Sir  : — The  eleAiou  to  the  office  of  Bishop  Coadjutor 

of  Connecticut,  by  your  Committee  communicated  to  me,  has  received  my 

earnest  consideration. 

I  could  not  fail  to  be  sensible  of  the  honor  done  me  in  this  invitation  to 

be  the  helper  of  your  great  Bishop  in  your  noble  and  historic  Diocese. 

The  Diocese,  moreover,  is  peculiarly  dear  to  me  as  my  home,  where  I  was 

baptized  and  confirmed  and  received  Holy  Orders. 


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On  the  other  hand,  I  am  impressed  with  an  appalling  sense  of  the 
responsibilities  involved.  What  seems  in  this  matter  to  be  the  call  of  God, 
I  dare  to  obey  only  as  I  trust  that  He  who  leads  me  will  sustain  me  by 
His  sufficient  grace. 

In  that  trust,  I  hereby  announce  to  yoiu-  Committee,  that,  God  willing, 

I  will  signify  my  acceptance  when  the  Canonical  consent  shall  have  been 

obtained. 

I  am,  faithfully  yours, 

Chauncey  b.  Brewster. 
Grace  Church  Redtory,  Brooklyn  Heights,  June  2ist,  iSg;. 


V. 

BISHOP   WILLIAMS   INFORMED. 
The   Committee   appointed  by  vote   of  the    Convention    to 
inform  Bishop  Williams  of  the  election  of  a  Bishop  Coadjutor, 
consisted  of  the  following  persons  : 

Rev.  Henry  M.  Sherman,  Bridgeport ; 

Frederick  W.  H.\rriman,  Windsor  ; 
Mr.  Frederick  J.  Kingsbury,  LL.D.,  Waterburj',  and 
Ch.^rles  E.  Jackson,  Middletown. 

They  called  on  the  Bishop  at  his  home  in  Middletown,  on 
Thursday,  June  loth,  and  presented  the  following 

ADDRESS. 
To  the  Right  Reverend  the  Bishop  of  Connecticut  : 

Dear  Bishop  ; — The  Convention  of  your  Diocese,  assembled  on  Tues- 
day in  Whitsun-week,  at  Waterbury,  duly  authorized  us  as  a  Committee 
to  formally  announce  to  you  that  your  expressed  wish  that  a  Bishop 
Coadjutor  should  be  chosen  by  them  to  relieve  you  of  some  of  the  arduous 
duties  of  your  exalted  office,  has  been  accomplished. 

The  Convention,  guided,  as  they  humbly  trust,  by  God  the  Holy  Ghost, 
made  choice  of  the  Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster  to  be  consecrated 
to  that  office  and  work. 

The  Committee  brings  to  you  the  renewed  assurance  of  the  love  and 
devotion  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  of  your  Diocese  to  yourself,  and  the  hope 
that  the  relief  afforded  you  by  their  adlion  may  tend  to  lengthen  your  days 
among  us  ;  and  that  your  strength  may  be  increased  in  such  measure  that 
the  sacred  offices  that  they  have  been  accustomed  to  receive  at  your  hands 
may  be  continued  to  be  bestowed  upon  them  ;  and  that  they  may  behold 
your  face  and  listen  to  your  voice  for  many  years  to  come. 


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Praying  that  the  God  of  all  Grace  may  continue  to  bestow  His  rich  bless- 
ings upon  you,  and  asking  3'our  prayers  and  your  benedidlion  upon  us  in 
all  our  duties,  we  are. 

Your  obedient  ser\'ants  and  loving  sons, 
Henry  M.  Sherman, 
Frederick  W.  Harriman, 
Frederick  J.  Kingsbury, 
Charles  E.  Jackson, 

Comtnittee. 

The  Resolution  passed  by  the  Convention  in  acknowledg- 
ment of  his  long  and  faithful  Episcopate  (see  Journal,  page  51) 
was  also  read  to  him. 

The  Bishop  replied  with  emotion,  declaring  himself  gratified 
with  the  treatment  received  from  the  Diocese  at  all  times,  and 
expressing  his  entire  approval  of  the  choice  made  by  the  Con- 
vention, as  well  as  of  the  spirit  in  which  all  its  deliberations 
had  been  condudled. 

Before  withdrawing,  the  Committee  knelt  and  received  his 
Benedidtion. 

VI. 
DOCUMENTS  ASKING  CANONICAL  CONSENT. 

The  following  documents  were  sent  by  the  President  of  the 
Standing  Committee  of  this  Diocese  to  the  Standing  Committee 
of  ever}'  other  Diocese  in  the  United  States,  together  with  a 
blank  form  for  returning  their  consent  to  the  Consecration,  as 
required  by  Title  I,  Canon  19,  §§  ii  and  iii. 

(Note. — The  Degree  of  Docflor  in  Divinity  was  conferred 
upon  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  eledl  by  Trinity  College,  at  Com- 
mencement, June  24,  1S97.) 

REQUEST  FOR  CONSENT 

To  THE 

CONSECRATION  OF  A  BISHOP  COADJUTOR 

FOR  THE 

DIOCESE  OF  CONNECTICUT. 

To  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  Diocese  of 

The  Church  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  is  desirous  of  the 
Consecration  of  the 


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Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D., 

as  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  said  Diocese:  and  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  same,  by  its  President,  hereby  communicates 
the  said  desire,  together  with  the  evidence  of  the  Election  of 
the  said  Bishop  Coadjutor  elect,  and  also  a  copy  of  the  Canoni- 
cal Testimonial  in  his  case,  and  respectfully  asks  your  con- 
sent to  the  proposed  Consecration. 

Storrs  O.  Seymour, 
Presideiit  of  the  Standing  Comtnittee. 
Diocese  of  Connecticut,  June  30,  1897. 


CERTIFICATE  OF  THE  ELECTION 

OF  THE 

Reverend  CHAUNCEY  BUNCE  BREWSTER,  D.D., 

TO  BE 

Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

This  is  to  certify  that,  the  Bishop  of  Connecticut  having 
requested  in  writing,  on  the  ground  of  his  physical  infirmity, 
that  a  Bishop  Coadjutor  be  elected,  and  having  in  such  request 
stated  the  duties  which  he  would  assign  to  the  Bishop  Coadju- 
tor when  dulj'  elected  and  consecrated,  the  annual  Convention 
of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  assembled  in  Saint  John's 
Church,  Waterbury,  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day  of  June,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety- 
seven,  did  unanimously  elect  the 

Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D., 
to  be  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  said  Diocese  in  accordance  with 
the  Constitution  of  the  Diocese  and  the  Canons  of  the  Protest- 
ant Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America. 
Attest :  Storrs  O.  Seymour, 

Presidejit  of  the  Conve7itio7i. 
Frederick  W.  Harriman, 

Secretary  of  the  Convention. 
Diocese  of  Connecticut,  June  30,  1897. 


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TESTIMONY  FROM  THE  CONVENTION 

OF  THE 

DIOCESE  OF  CONNECTICUT 

AS  TO    THE 

REVEREND  CHAUNCEY  BUNCE   BREWSTER, 
Bishop  Coadjutor  elect. 

We,  whose  names  are  underwritten,  fully  sensible  how  im- 
portant it  is  that  the  sacred  office  of  a  Bishop  should  not  be 
unworthily  conferred,  and  firmly  persuaded  that  it  is  our  duty 
to  bear  testimony  on  this  solemn  occasion  without  partiality  or 
affection,  do,  in  the  presence  of  Almighty  God,  testify  that  the 

Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster 
is  not,  so  far  as  we  are  informed,  justly  liable  to  evil  report, 
either  for  error  in  religion  or  for  viciousness  in  life  ;  and  that 
we  do  not  know  or  believe  there  is  any  impediment,  on  account 
of  which  he  ought  not  to  be  consecrated  to  that  holy  office. 
We  do,  moreover,  jointly  and  severally  declare  that  we  do,  in 
our  conscience,  believe  him  to  be  of  such  sufficiency  in  good 
learning,  such  soundness  in  the  faith,  and  of  such  virtuous 
and  pure  manners  and  godly  conversation,  that  he  is  apt  and 
meet  to  exercise  the  office  of  a  Bishop  to  the  honor  of  God 
and  the  edifying  of  His  Church,  and  to  be  a  wholesome  ex- 
ample to  the  flock  of  Christ. 

CLERGY. 
E.  Campion  Acheson,  Rector  Holy  Trinity  Church,  Middletown. 
Samuel  Forbes  Adam,  Priest  in  charge  of  the  Mission  of  Valle  Crusis,  N.  C. 
W.    G.  Andrews,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Guilford. 
A.  Spra,gT.ie  Ashley,  Rector  of  All  Saints'  Memorial  Church,  Meriden. 
Edmund  Augustus  Angell,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Washington. 
George  Weed  Barhydt,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Westport. 
Francis  W.  Barnett,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Canaan. 
William  A.  Beardsley,  Rector  of  St.  Thomas's  Church,  New  Haven. 
Allen  Everett  Beeman,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Fairiield. 
Jacob  A.  Biddle,  Rector  of  St.  Marj-'s  Church,  South  Manchester. 
John  Binney,  Sub-Dean  of  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School. 
Louis  Norman  Booth,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Bridgeport. 
Ralph  H.  Bowles,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Huntington. 
Chas.  W.  Boylston,  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Long  Hill. 


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James  W.  Bradin,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Hartford. 

\Vm.  J.  Brewster,  Rector-elect  of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Northford. 

Cornelius  G.  Bristol,  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Hartford. 

George  Israel  Brown,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Brauford. 

J.  Eldred  Brown,  Rector  of  Trinity-  Church,  Norwich. 

George  Buck,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Poquetanuck. 

George  H.  Buck,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Derby. 

F.  D.  Buckle3%  Rector  of  Trinitj'  Church,  Waterburj-. 

Jos.  P.  Cameron,  Rector,  South  Glastonbury  and  Glastonbury. 

Walter  T.  Cavell,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Collins\-ille. 

Adelbert  P.   Chapman,   Minister  in  charge  of  St.  James's  Church,  Fair 

Haven. 
Sylvester  Clarke,  Berkeley  Divinity  School. 
Herbert  D.  Cone,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Bridgeport. 
N.  Ellsworth  Cornwall,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Stratford. 
H.  N.  Cunningham,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Watertown. 
Wilfrid  H.  Dean,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  North  Guilford. 
S.  W.  Derby. 

George  William  Douglas,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven. 
Charles  H.  Doupe,  New  Haven. 

Jared  W.  Ellsworth,  Rector  of  St.  Michael's  Church,  Naugatuck. 
Wolcott  Webster  Ellsworth,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Unionville. 
Foster  Ely,  Rector  of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Ridgefield. 
J.  D.  Ewing,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Middle  Haddam. 
James  P.  Faucon,  Christ  Chiurch,  Hartford. 
Percy  T.  Fenn,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Essex. 
Henry  Ferguson,  Professor  in  Trinity  College,  Hartford. 
David  L.  Ferris,  Cm-ate  of  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford. 
John  H.  Fitzgerald,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Chiu-ch,  Hebron. 
Louis  French,  Rector  of  St.  Luke's  Church,  Darien. 

Arthur  J.  Gammack,  Priest  in  charge  of  St.  Gabriel's  Church,  East  Berlin. 
James  Gammack,  LL.D.,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  West  Hartford. 
Frederic  Gardiner,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Pomfret. 
James  H.  George,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Salisbury. 
R.  H.  Gesner,  Rector  of  Clirist  Church,  West  Haven. 
Alfred  Goldsborough,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Monroe. 
Francis  Goodwin,  Hartford. 

Eugene  Griggs,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Mystic. 
Alfred  Poole  Grint,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  New  London. 
George  Chapman  Griswold,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Sharon. 
Alexander  Hamilton. 
John  Thompson  Hargrave,   Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Woodbury,  and 

Christ  Church,  Bethlehem. 
Frederick  W.  Harriman,  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Windsor. 
J.  E.  Heald,  Minister  of  Trinity  Church,  Tariff\-ille. 


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William  E.  Hooker,  Rector  of  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Wilton. 

Joseph  Hooper,   Rector  of  Epiphany  Church,  Durham,   and  Lecturer  in 

Berkeley  Divinit}'  School. 
Walter  Downs  Humphrey,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Roxbury. 
John  T.  Huntington,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Hartford. 
W.  Herbert  Hutchinson,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Milford. 
Samuel  F.  Jars-is,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Brooklyn. 
W.   Allen  Johnson,  Professor  of  Ecclesiastical  History,  Berkeley  Divinity 

School. 
Charles  Judd,  Curate  in  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford. 
Robert  B.  Kimber,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Seymoiu". 
Wm.    C.    Knowles,    Emmanuel   Church,    Killingworth,    and  St.   James's 

Chapel,  Ponsett. 
Wm.  H.  Lewis,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Bridgeport. 
Hermann  Lilienthal,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Wethersfield. 
Edwin  S.  Lines,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  New  Haven. 
J.  Chauncey  Linsley,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Torrington. 
George  T.  Linsley,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Newtown. 
Flavel  S.  Luther,  Professor  in  Trinity  College. 
Henry  Macbeth,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Windham. 
George  K.  MacNaught,  Minister  in  charge  of  Grace  Chapel,  Hartford. 
W.  Ingram  Magill,  Rector  of  Calvary  Church,  Round  Hill. 
Frank  H.  Marshall,  Minister  in  Chiurch  of  the  Ascension,  New  Haven. 
Theodore  D.  Martin,  Jr.,  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Stafford  Springs. 
Edward  Thompson  Mathison,  Rector  of  Immanuel  Church,  Ansonia. 
March  C.  Mayo,  Curate  in  St.  John's  Chiu-ch,  Waterbury. 
Stewart  Means,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  New  Haven. 
Elmer  Truesdell  Merrill,  Rich  Professor  of  Latin  in  Wesleyau  University. 
Ernest  de  F.  Miel,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Hartford. 
Herbert  L.  Mitchell,  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Yantic. 
Wm.  Morrall. 

R.  H.  Neid^,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Canaan. 
John  F.  Nichols,  temporarily  in  charge  of  Trinity  Church,  Bristol. 
Fred.  W.  Norris,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  South  Norwalk. 
James  D.  S.  Pardee,  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Saybrook. 
Arthur  T.   Parsons,   Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Thomaston,  and  Trinity 

Church,  Nortlifield. 
Theodore  M.  Peck,  General  Missionary  of  the  New  London  Archdeaconry. 
George  W.  Phillips,  Assistant  Minister,  St.  Paul's  Church,  New  Haven. 
John  F.  Plumb,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  New  Milford. 
Sylvanus  B.  Pond,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Norwalk. 
Collis  I.  Potter,  Presbyter. 

Thomas  Ruggles  Pynchon,  Trinity  College,  Hartford. 
Arthur  T.  Randall,  Rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Meriden. 
Edmund  Rowland,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Waterburj'. 


—289— 

Francis  T.  Russell,  Rector  of  St.  Margaret's  School,  Waterbury. 

Lindall  W.  Saltonstall,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Frederick  R.  Sanford,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Riverside. 

E.  B.  Schmitt,  Rector  of  Calvarj'  Church,  Stonington. 

Chas.  O.  Sco\'ille,  Curate  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven. 

Storrs  O.  Seymour,  Rector  of  St.  Michael's  Church,  Litchfield. 

J.  Frederick  Sexton,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Westville. 

Charles  Norman  Shepard,    Fellow  of  the  General  Theological^Seminary, 

New  York. 
P.  L.  Shepard,  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Hoh-  Advent,  Clinton. 
Lucius  W.  Shey,  Bridgeport. 

John  Dolb}-  Skene,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Chiu-ch,  Danbru-y. 
George  Milnor  Stanlej-,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Winsted. 
James  Stoddard,  Holy  Trinity  Church,  Middletown. 
Hiram  Stone,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Bantam,  and  Trinity  Church, 

Milton. 
\Vm.  Alonzo  Swan,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Redding. 
Henrj-  Tarrant,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Lime  Rock. 
M.  George  Thompson,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Greenwich. 
John  Townsend,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown. 
H.  Nelson  Tragitt,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Waterburj'. 
Henry  N.  Wayne,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain. 
R.  Bancroft  Whipple,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Tashua. 
E.  L.  ^Vhitcome,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Brookfield. 
J.  E.  Wildman,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Wallingford. 
George  Hewson  Wilson,  Curate  of  Holy  Trinity  Church,  Middletown. 
Charles  E.  Woodcock,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Ansonia. 
Arthm-  H.  Wright,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Warehouse  Point. 
Thomas  Henry  Yardlej-,  Christ  Church,  New  Haven. 

LAY   DELEGATES. 

W.  A.  Barnes,  Christ  Church,  Ansonia. 
Eli  D.  Weeks,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Bantam. 
Walter  Goddard,  Trinity  Church,  Bridgeport. 
William  H.  Comley,  St.  Paul's  Chmch    " 
Eli  Dewhurst,  "        "  "         " 

C.  Y.  Beach,  St.  John's  Church,  " 

P.  W.  Bamum,  Trinity  Church.  Bristol. 
F.  S.  Luther,  Trinity  Church,  Brooklyn. 
Ralph  C.  Meigs,  Chiurch  of  the  Holy  Advent,  Clinton. 
Asa  R.  Bigelow,  Calvarj-  Church,  Colchester. 
Wm.  H.  Bamum,  St.  James's  Church,  Danbury. 
Frank  Green,  St.  Luke's  Church,  Darien. 
JuUus  Attwood,  St.  Stephen's  Church,  East  Haddam. 
W.  R.  Goodspeed, 
19 


— 290 — 

Henn-  J.  Glover,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Fairfield. 

G.  Clifford  Foote,  St.  James's  Church,  Fair  Haven. 

Edwin  W.  Potter, 

Robert  Wellstood,  Christ  Church,  Green-n-ich. 

Samuel  Spencer,  Christ  Church,  Guilford. 

Nathan  W.  Seymour,  Trinity  Church  (Grace  Chapel),  Hartford. 

Roger  E.  Phelps,  St.  Peter's  Church,  Hebron. 

Virgil  B.  Hatch,  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Marbledale. 

Geo.  M.  Curtis,  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Meriden. 

Benj.  Page,  "  "  " 

Clarence  E.  Bacon,  Holy  Trinity  Church,  Middletown. 

Charles  E.  Jackson,    "  "  "  " 

Wm.  Penfield  Post,     " 

Richard  L.  deZeng,    "  "  "  " 

John  H.  Stewart,  Christ  Church,  Middle  Haddam. 

Samuel  S.  Hurd,  St.  Peter's  Church,  Monroe. 

William  W.  Kellogg,  St.  Mark's  Church,  Mystic. 

George  W.  Andrew,  St.  Michael's  Church,  Naugatuck. 

John  M.  Page,  "  "  " 

Charles  E.  Graves,  Trinity  Church,     New  Haven. 

A.  Heaton  Robertson,    "  " 
Edward  E.  Bradley,  St.  Paul's  Church, 
Samuel  E.  Dibble,  St.  John's  Church, 
Burton  Mansfield,  ,St.  Thomas's  Church, 
Elliot  H.  Morse,  Christ  Church, 
Benj.  Stark,  St.  James's  Church,  New  London. 
Dan'l  G.  Beers,  Trinity  Church,  Newtown. 
Henry  G.  Curtis,    "              "  " 
Ansel  Carmi  Betts,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Norwalk. 

B.  W.  Maples, 

Augustus  C.  Golding,  Grace  Chiu-ch,  " 

Joseph  E.  Bishop,  St.  John's  Church,  North  Haven. 
Charles  Billings  Chapman,  Trinity  Church,  Norwich. 
Fred'k  R.  Wasley, 

Loomis  L.  White,  Christ  Church,  Pomfret. 
Oliver  Gildersleeve,  Trinity  Church,  Portland. 
Hiram  K.  Scott,  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Ridgefield. 
L.  A.  Lockwood,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Riverside. 
Wm.  H.  Potterton,  St.  John's  Church,  Rockville. 
Albert  L.  Hodge,  Christ  Church,  Roxbury. 
Smith  P.  Glover,  St.  John's  Church,  Sandy  Hook. 
Lewis  W.  Church,  Trinity  Church,  Seymour. 
W.  S.  Sturges,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Shelton. 
Isaac  S.  Jennings,  Trinity  Church,  South  Norwalk. 
Leslie  Smith,  "  "  " 


— 291 — 

E.  Li\Tiigston  Wells,  Trinity  Church,  Southport 

Edward  B.  L.  Carter,  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford. 

Walton  Ferguson,  "  "  " 

W.  W.  Skiddy, 

J.  H.  Swartwout,  "  "  " 

S.  E.  Reed,  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Stamford. 

Benjamin  Hall,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Wallingford. 

Wm.  X.  5Iix, 

James  Price,  St.  John's  Church,  Warehouse  Point. 

A.  G.  Baker,  St.  John's  Church,  Washington. 

Frederick  J.  Kingsbury,  St.  John's  Church,  Waterbury. 

Nelson  J.  Welton,  "  "  " 

EUis  Phelan,  Trinity  Church,  Waterbury. 

J.  K.  Smith, 

Henry-  H.  Bartlett,  Christ  Church,  Watertown. 

John  A.  Buckingham,  "  "  " 

Harry  O.  Miller,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Waterville. 

J.  Fred.  Gorham,  Christ  Church,  Westport. 

W.  W.  Huntington,  St.  James's  Church,  West  Hartford. 

Harry  B.  Kennedy,  St.  James's  Church,  West\-ille. 

Samuel  D.  Folsom,  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Wilton. 

EUjah  C.  Johnson,  Grace  Church,  Windsor. 

The  foregoing-  testimonial  was  signed  in  open  session  at  the 
Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  held  in  St. 
John's  Church,  Waterbury,  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  the 
eighth  and  ninth  days  of  June,  in  the  j^ear  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  by  a  constitutional 
majority  of  the  members  of  said  Convention. 

Attest :  Frederick  W.  Harriman, 

Secretary  of  the  Convention. 


Diocese  of  Connecticut,  June  22,  1897. 


— 292 — 

TESTIMONY 

AS  TO  THB 

Bishop  Coadjutor  elect  for  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut, 

FROM  THE 

Standing  Committee  of  the  Diocese  of 


We,  whose  names  are  underwritten,  fully  sensible  how  im- 
portant it  is  that  the  sacred  ofiBce  of  a  Bishop  should  not  be 
unworthily  conferred,  and  firmly  persuaded  that  it  is  our  duty 
to  bear  testimony  on  this  solemn  occasion  without  partiality 
or  aifection,  do,  in  the  presence  of  Almighty  God,  testify  that 
the 

Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D., 

is  not,  so  far  as  we  are  informed,  justly  liable  to  evil  report, 
either  for  error  in  religion  or  for  viciousness  of  life ;  and  that 
we  do  not  know  or  believe  there  is  any  impediment,  on  account 
of  which  he  ought  not  to  be  consecrated  to  that  holy  office, 
but  that  he  hath,  as  we  believe,  led  his  life,  for  three  j'ears 
last  past,  piously,  soberly,  and  honestly. 


Stajiding  Committee 
of  the  Diocese  of 


Documents  Concerning  the 

Consecration  of  the 

Bishop  Coadjutor 


Commission 


From  the  Presiding  Bishop 

TO  THE  BISHOPS  OF  LONG  ISIvAND,  ALBANY  AND  NEW  YORK 

To  Consecrate  the  Bishop  CoADjaTOR  elect. 

To  the  Right  Reverend  Abram  Newkirk  Littlejohn,  D.D., 
LL.D.,  Bishop  of  Long  Isla7id,  and  the  Right  Reverend 
William  Cros-cvell  Doane,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  Albany, 
and  the  Right  Reverend  Hetiry  Codinan  Potter,  D.D., 
LL.D.,  Bishop  of  New   York. 

Brethren  Beloved  in  the  Lord  : 

In  accordance  with  provisions  of  Title  I,  Canon  19,  §  III 
[I.],  I  herewith  communicate  to  you  the  testimonials  of  the  Rev- 
erend Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D.,  Bishop  Coadjutor  eledl 
of  the  Diocese  of  Connecfticut,  making  request  of  you  that  you 
associating  with  j^ourselves  such  Bishops  of  this  Church  or  of 
churches  in  communion  with  us  as  to  you  may  seem  good, 
will  proceed  to  ordain  and  consecrate  the  said  Bishop  Coad- 
jutor eledl  to  the  office  of  a  Bishop  in  the  Church  of  God,  in 
Trinity  Church,  in  the  City  of  New  Haven,  and  in  the  Diocese 
of  Connedlicut,  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  Odlober 
of  this  present  year,  being  the  Festival  of  Saint  Simon  and 
Saint  Jude,  according  to  "the  form  of  ordaining  and  conse- 
crating a  Bishop,"  established  and  used  in  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America. 

In  testimony  of  all  which  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
caused  my  official  seal  to  be  affixed,  in  the  City  of  Middle- 
town,  in  the  Diocese  of  Conneifticut,  on  this  seventh  day  of 
Odlober  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  ninety-seven,  and  in  the  forty-sixth  year  of  my  consecra- 
tion. 

J.  WILLIAMS, 

Presiding  Bishop. 
SEAL.    [ 


-296 — 


CERTIFICATE  OF  CONSENT 

OF  THE 

STANDING    COMMITTEES. 

I  hereby  certify  that  in  response  to  a  request  from  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut  to  the  Standing  Committees  of  the 
several  Dioceses  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  asking 
consent  to  the  consecration  of  the 

Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D., 

to  the  office  of  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  said  Diocese,  such  con- 
sent has  been  granted  by  the  Standing  Committees  of  the 
Dioceses  underwritten,  as  follows  : 

"We,  whose  names  are  underwritten,  fully  sensible  how 
important  it  is  that  the  sacred  office  of  a  Bishop  should  not  be 
unworthilj'  conferred,  and  firmly  persuaded  that  it  is  our  duty 
to  bear  testimony  on  this  solemn  occasion  without  partiality 
or  affection,  do,  in  the  presence  of  Almightj'  God,  testify  that 
the  Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D.,  is  not,  so  far 
as  we  are  informed,  justly  liable  to  evil  report,  either  for  error 
in  religion  or  for  viciousness  of  life  ;  and  that  we  do  not  know 
or  believe  there  is  any  impediment  on  account  of  which  he 
ought  not  to  be  consecrated  to  that  holy  office,  but  that  he 
hath,  as  we  believe,  led  his  life  for  three  years  last  past 
piously,  soberly,  and  honestly." 


—297— 

The  Standing  Committees  consenting  are  those  of  the  Dio- 
ceses of 


Alabama, 

Albany, 

California, 

Central  New  York, 

Central  Pennsj^vania, 

Chicago, 

Colorado, 

Dallas, 

Delaware, 

Easton, 

East  Carolina, 

Florida, 

Fond  du  Lac, 

Georgia, 

Kansas, 

Indiana, 

Iowa, 

Kentuck}-, 

Los  Angeles, 

Louisiana, 

Long  Island, 

Maine, 

Marquette, 

Marj'land, 

Massachusetts, 

Michigan, 

Milwaukee, 


Minnesota, 

Mississippi, 

Missouri, 

New  Hampshire, 

New  Jersey, 

Nebraska, 

New  York, 

North  Carolina, 

Ohio, 

Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, 

Quincy, 

Pittsburgh, 

Rhode  Island, 

South  Carolina, 

Southern  Ohio, 

Southern  Virginia, 

Springfield, 

Tennessee, 

Texas, 

Vermont, 

Virginia, 

Washington, 

Western  New  York, 

West  Virginia, 

Western  Michigan. 


Attest :  Stores  O.  Seymour, 

President  of  the  Standing  Committee 

of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

Litchfield,  Oct.  21,  1897. 


[All  of  the  Dioceses  with  the  exception  of  Arkansas,  Lexington  and 
West  Missouri,  gave  their  consent.  That  of  Newark  was  received  after 
the  Consecration.] 


—298- 


CKRTIFICATE  OF  CONSENT 


MAJORITY     OF    THE     BISHOPS. 

I  hereby  certify  that  a  constitutional  majority  of  the  Bishops 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  have 
given  their  canonical  consent  to  the  ordination  and  consecra- 
tion of  the  Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D.,  Bishop 
Coadjutor  elect  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  to  the  office  of 
a  Bishop  in  the  Church  of  God. 

In  testimony  of  which  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand,  at  the 
City  of  Middletown  and  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  this  seventh 
day  of  October,  in  the  year  of  our  Eord  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  ninety-seven. 

J.  Williams, 

Presiding  Bishop. 


—299— 


LETTER    OF    CONSECRATION 


In  the  Name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and 
OF  THE  Hoi<Y  Ghost.     Amen. 


To   all   the   Faithful  in    Christ  Jesus    throughout    the    world. 
Greeting  : 

Be  it  known  unto  you  h\  these  presents,  that  we, 
Abram  Newkirk  Littlejohn,  D.D.,  LIv.D.,  Bishop  of  Long 
Island,  William  Croswell  Doane,  D.D.,  Lly.D.,  Bishop  of 
Albany,  Henrj'  Codman  Potter,  D.D.,  Lly.D.,  Bishop  of  New 
York,  assisted  by  the  other  Right  Reverend  Bishops  whose 
names  are  hereunto  subscribed,  under  the  protedlion  of 
Almighty  God,  did,  on  Thursday  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
October,  being  the  Feast  of  SS.  Simon  and  Jude,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety- 
seven,  in  Trinity  Church,  City  of  New  Haven,  in  the  presence 
of  a  congregation  of  the  Clergy  and  Lait}%  and  according  to 
the  due  and  prescribed  order  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and  in  conformity 
with  the  Canons  thereof.  Ordain  and  Consecrate  our  well 
beloved  in  Christ  the  Reverend 

Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D., 

of  whose  sufficiency  in  good  learning,  soundness  in  the  Faith, 
and  purity  of  manners  we  were  fully  ascertained,  into  the 
sacred  ofiSce  of  a  Bishop  in  the  One  Holy  Catholic  and  Apos- 
tolic Church  of  God,  he  having  been  duly  chosen  Bishop 
Coadjutor  of  Connedlicut. 


— 300— 

Given  under  our  hands  and  seals  in  the  City  of  New  Haven, 
State  of  Connedlicut,  on  this  twenty-eighth  day  of  Odlober, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety-seven. 

[Seal]     Abram  Newkirk  I/ITTLEJOHN,  Bishop  of  Long  Island, 

and  Presiding. 

[Seal]  WHLIAM  Croswei,i<  Doane,  Bishop  of  Albany. 

[Seal]  Henry  Codman  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York. 

[Seal]  Ozi  WlLLi.\M  WhiTakER,  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania. 

[Seal]  Wii.i,iam  Paret,  Bishop  of  Maryland. 

[Seal]  CoRTLANDT  WhitehE.^d,  Bishop  of  Pittsburgh. 

[Seal]  WiLUAM  D.  \Vai,ker,  Bishop  of  Western  New  York. 

[Seal]  George  WorThington,  Bishop  of  Nebraska. 

[Seal]  Wii,i,iAM  Lawrence,  Bishop  of  Massachusetts. 

[Seal]  Wii,LiAM  F.  Nichom,  Bishop  of  California. 


CLERGY     IN    THE    PROCESSION     FROM 
THE   UNITED   CHURCH   CHAPEL* 


The  Reverend 

Chari,es  Morris  Addison,  St.  John's,  Stamford ; 

George  Almon  Alcott,  St.  Alban's,  Danielson  ; 

Asa  Spragde  Ashlev,  All  Saints,  Meriden  ; 

Frederick  Wihiam  Baii,EY,  New  Haven  ; 

John  Humphrey  E.\rbour,  Professor  of  New  Testament  Exegesis, 

Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Jliddletown  ; 
WiLl-iAM  Agur  Beardsley,  St.  Thomas,  New  Haven  ; 
Allen  Everett  Beeman,  St.  Paul's,  Fairfield ; 
Jackson  JIcClure  Bellows,  Grace,  Norwalk. 
J.ACOB  Albert  BiddlE,  St.  Mary's,  South  Manchester ; 
Joel  Foote  Bingham,  D.D.,  Hartford  ; 
Louis  Norman  Booth,  Trinity,  Bridgeport ; 
Charles  Walter  Boylston,  Grace,  Long  Hill  ; 
Ralph  Hart  Bowles,  St.  Paul's,  Huntington  ; 
William  Joseph  Brewster,  St.  .Andrew's,  Northford  ; 
Cornelius  G.ardner  Bristol,  Good  Shepherd,  Hartford ; 
George  Israel  Brown,  Trinity,  Branford ; 
J.  Eldred  Brown,  Trinity,  Norwich  ; 
George  Hickman  Buck,  St.  James's,  Derby  ; 
James  Perinchief  Cameron,  St.  Luke's,  South^Glastoubury  ; 
Walter  Theodore  Cavell,  Trinity,  CoUinsville ; 
Adelbert  PdTn.am  Chapman,  St.  James's,  Fair  Haven  ; 
Sylvester    Clarke,     D.D.,    Professor    of   Homiletics,    Berkeley 

Diviaity  School,  Middletown  ; 
Herbert  Dunbar  Cone,  Christ,  Bridgeport ; 
Nathaniel  Ellsworth  Cornw.all,  Christ,  Stratford  ; 
Herbert  Noel  Cunningham,  Christ,  Watertown  ; 
Wilfrid  Hine  De.^n,  St.  John's,  North  Guilford ; 

*  No  name  has  been  placed  on  this  list  unless  reported  to  the  Committee. 
Sixty-two  of  the  Clergy  failed  to  answer  the  card  of  inquiry. 


— 302— 

The  Reverend 

Frank  Barnard  Draper,  All  Saints',  New  Milford ; 

WoLCOTT  Webster  Ellsworth,  Christ,  Unionville  ; 

Foster  Elv,  D.D.,  St.  Stephen's,  Ridgefield ; 

William  Stanley  Emery,  Christ,  Norwich  ; 

John  Davis  Ewing,  Christ,  Middle  Haddam  ; 

James  PaTTison  Faucon,  Assistant,  Christ,  Hartford  ; 

John  Henry  Fitzgerald,  St.  Peter's,  Hebron  ; 

Percy  Thomas  Fenn.  D.D.,  St.  John's,  Essex  ; 

David  Lincoln  Ferris,  Curate,  St.  John's,  Stamford  ; 

Louis  French,  St.  Luke's,  Darien  ; 

Frederick  Gardiner,  Christ,  Pomfret ; 

James    Hardin    George,  St.  John's,    Salisbury,  and  Archdeacon 

of  Litchfield  ; 
Richmond  Herbert  Gesner,  Christ,  West  Haven  ; 
Alfred  Goldsborough,  St.  Peter's,  Monroe ; 
George  William  Griffith,  St.  Stephen's,  East  Haddam  ; 
Eugene  Griggs,  St.  Mark's,  Mystic ; 
Alfred  Poole  Grint,  Ph.D.,  St.  James's,  New  London  ; 
George  Chapman  Griswold,  Christ,  Sharon ; 
Alexander  H.\milton,  Norwalk; 
John  Thompson  Hargrave,  St.  Paul's,  Woodbury  ; 
JESSE  Elliott  Heald,  Trinity,  Tariffville  ; 
Joseph    Hooper,     Epiphany,     Durham,    and    Lefturer     Berkeley 

Divinity  School  ; 
William  Edward  Hooker,  vSt.  Matthew's,  Wilton  ; 
Francis  David  Hoskins,  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Society 

for  the  Increase  of  the  Ministry,  Hartford  ; 
John  Taylor  Huntington,  St.  James's,  Hartford  ; 
William  Herbert  Hutchinson,  St.  Peter's,  Milford  ; 
Charles  Judd,  Curate,  Christ,  New  Haven  ; 
D.  RussJudd,  St.  Andrew's,  Thompsonville ; 
Robert  BooTman  Kimber,  Trinity,  Seymour ; 
William  Clark  Knowles,  Emmanuel,  Killingworth  ; 
William  Henry  Lewis,  St.  John's,  Bridgeport; 
George  Thomas  LinslEY,  Trinity,  Newtown  ; 
John  Chauncey  LinslEy,  Trinity,  Torrington  ; 
Herman  LiliEnthal,  Trinity,  Wethersfield  ; 
William  Lusk,  Jr.,  St.  John's,  North  Haven  ; 
Henry  Macbeth,  St.  Paul's,  Willimantic  ; 
Kenneth  Mackenzie,  Jr.,  Holy  Trinity,  Westport ; 
William  Ingram  Magill,  Calvary,  Round  Hill ; 
Frank  Howard  Marshall,  Ascension,  New  Haven  ; 
Edward  Thompson  M.\thison,  Immauuel,  Ansonia ; 
Theodore  Dwight  Martin,  Jr.,  Grace,  StafiFord  Springs  ; 


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The  Reverend 

March  Chase  Mayo,  Curate,  St.  John's,  Waterbury  ; 

Elmer  Truesdell  Merrh-L,  Professor  of  Latin,  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sitj',  Middletown  ; 

Ernest  de  Fremery  Miel,  Trinity,  Hartford  ; 

Howard  McDougai,!,,  St.  Andrew's,  Kent ; 

Henry  Mitchell,  Our  Saviour,  Plainville  ; 

Herbert  Lincoln  Mitchell,  Grace,  Yantic  ; 

George  Brinley  Morgan,  Christ,  New  Haven  ; 

Lewis  Foster  Morris,  Bethany  ; 

W.  H.  Morrison,  Trinity,  Bristol  ; 

Frederick  William  Norris,  Trinity,  South  Norwalk  ; 
John  Francis  Nichols,  Reading,  Pennsylvania  ; 

Thomas  Samuel  Ockford,  St.  Andrew's,  Marbledale ; 
John  D.wy  Stebbins  Pardee,  Grace,  Saybrook  ; 

Reginald  Rudyard  Parker,  St.  .Andrew's,  Norwich  ; 

Arthur  Thomas  Parsons,  Trinity,  Thomaston  ; 

Theodore  Mount  Peck,  Archdeacon  of  New  London  and  General 
Missionary  ; 

Sylvanls  Billings  Pond,  St.  Paul's,  Norwalk  ; 

COLLis  Ira  Potter,  Stratford  ; 

GLn'ER  Henry  Raftery,  Trinity,  Portland  ; 

George  Andrew  Robson,  Curate,  St.  John's,  Bridgeport ; 

LiNDALL  WiNTHROP  SalTonstall,  Christ,  Hartford  ; 

Erit  Bartholomew  Schmitt,  Calvary,  Stonington  ; 

John  Frederick  Sexton,  St.  James's,  Wcstville  ; 

Charles   Norman   Shepard,    Fellow   and  Instructor  in  Hebrew, 

General  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City  ; 
Peter  Lake  Shepard,  Holy  Advent,  Clinton  ; 
Lucius  Wilson  Shey,  Bridgeport ; 

Herbert  Mendenhall  Smith,  St.  John's,  Pine  Meadow  ; 
John  Dolby  Skene,  St.  James's,  Danbury  ; 
George  Milnor  Stanley,  St.  James's,  Winsted  ; 
Jared  Starr,  Grace,  Newington  ; 
James  Stoddard,  Grace,  Brookl3'n,  N.  Y.; 
Hiram  Stone,  St.  Paul's,  Bantam  ; 
WiLLlAJi  Alonzo  Sw.\n,  Christ,  Redding  Ridge  ; 
Horatio  Nelson  Tragitt,  St.  Paul's,  Waterville  ; 
Matthew  George  Thompson,  Christ,  Greenwich  ; 
John  TownsEnd,  Christ,  Middletown  ; 
Millidge  Walker,  St.  Peter's,  Cheshire  ; 
GEORGE  Russell  Warner,  St.  Thomas's,  Hartford  ; 
Henry  Nicoll  W,a.yne,  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain  ; 
Reuben  Bancroft  Whipple,  Christ,  Tashua  ; 
Ephraim  Lord  Whitcome,  St.  Paul's,  Brookfield ; 


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The:  reverend 

Joseph  Edmund  Wildman,  St.  Paul's,  Wallingford,  aud  Arch- 
deacon of  New  Haven  ; 

George  Hewson  Wilson,  St.  Paul's,  Southington  ; 

Arthur  Henry  Wright,  St.  John's,  Warehouse  Point,  and  Arch- 
deacon of  Hartford  ; 

Otis  Olney  Wright,  St.  John's,  Sandy  Hook  ; 

Charges  Edward  Woodcock,  Christ,  Ansonia. 


THESE  CIvERGYMEN  OF  THE  DIOCESE  ARE  KNOWN 

TO   HAVE  OCCUPIED  SEATS   IN 

TRINITY  CHUCH. 

The  Reverend 

George  Williamson   Smith,  D.D.,  LL-D-,    President  of  Trinity 
College,  Hartford,  and  the  following  members  of  its  Faculty  : 
The  Reverend 

ISBON  ThaddEUS  BeckwiTh,  Ph.D.,  Professor  of  the  Greek  Lan- 
guage and  Literature  ; 
Flavel  Sweeten  Luther,   Ph.D.,  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 

Astronomy  ; 
John  James  McCook,  Professor  of  Modern  Languages  ; 
Thomas    Ruggles    Pvnchon,    D.D.,  LL.D.,    Professor  of   Moral 
Philosophy  ; 
Also,  The  Reverend 

Edw.ard  C.\mpion  Acheson,  Holy  Trinity,  Middletown  ; 
Francis  Goodwin,  Hartford ; 

Edmund  Guilbert,  D.D.,  Trinity,  Southport ;  « 

William  Morrall,  St.  Thomas',  Bethany. 


VISITING  CI.ERGY  IN  THE  PROCESSION. 

The  Reverend 

John  Brainard,  D.D.,  St.  Peter's,  Auburn,  N.  Y.  ; 

William  Henry  Vibbert,  D.D.,  Trinity  Parish,  New  York  City 

Samuel  M.  HaSkins,  D.D.,  St.  Mark's,  Brooklyn,  E.  D.,1N.  Y.  ; 

Emery  H.  Porter,  Emmanuel,  Newport,  Rhode  Island  ; 

Samuel  H.  Webb,  Christ,  Providence,  Rhode  Island  ; 

James  H.  Van  Buren,  St.  Stephen's,  L}-nn,  Massachusetts  ; 

Daniel  D.  Addison,  All  Saints',  Brookline,  Massachusetts; 


— 305— 

The  Reverend 

Henry  p.  Scudder,  St.  Stephen's,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  ; 
Linus  P.  Bissell,  Trinity,  Oxford,  Pennsylvania  ; 
Robert  Morris  Kemp,  Trinity  Parish,  New  York  City. 

A  complete  list  could  not  be  made,  as  many  of  the  visiting  clergy  did 
not  register.  Only  those  personally  known  to  the  Committee  are  here 
recorded. 


STUDENTS  OF  THE  BERKELEY  DIVINITY  SCHOOL 
IN  THE   PROCESSION : 

From  the  Senior  Class. 

Frank  Ernest  Aitkins. 
George  Biller,  Jr. 
Cha.ri.es  Du  Bois  Broughton. 
Clarence  Archibald  Bull. 
Montgomery  Weaver  German. 
Paul  Hoffman. 
Clarence  Hinman  Lake. 
Francis  Smith  Lippitt. 
Frederic  Huntington  Mathison. 
Welles  Mortimer  Partridge. 

Froiti  ike  Middle  Class. 

Charles  Grant  Clark. 
W1LLI.A.M  Henry  Jepson. 
Ed\\^'  Guthrie  Pitblado. 
William  Atwater  Woodford. 
Edwin  Bl.^nchard  Woodruff. 


From  the  Junior  Class. 

William  Taylor  Walker. 
William  Henry  Allison. 
Robert  Arthur  Saunders. 
Everett  Birdseye  Sniffen. 
Edward  Tillotson. 


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— 307— 

CONSECRATION  OF  THE 

REV.  CHAUNCEY  BUNCE  BREWSTER,  D.D., 

AS    BISHOP    COADJUTOR    OF    CONNECTICUT,     IN     TRINITY     CHURCH,     NEW 
HAVEN,    ST.    SIMON   AND   ST.    JUDK'S   DAY,    OCTOBER    28,    1897. 


Order  of  vSeats  in  Chancel. 


ORDER  OF  PROCESSION. 

Dr.  Henshaw.  Mr.  Harriman. 

Dr.  Hodges.  Mr.  Means. 

Mr.  Sherman  Dr.  Lines. 

Dr.  Hart.  Dr.  Reese. 

Dr.  Andrews.  Mr.  Jarvis. 

Dr.  SE-iTMOUR.  Dr.  Binney. 

Mr.  Yarrington.  Dr.  Russell. 

Curate  of  Trinity  Church.  Curate  of  Trinity  Church. 

RECTOR  of  Trinity  Church. 
Attending  Presbyter.  Attending  Presbyter. 

Bishop  Coadjutor. 
Bishop  of  California.  Bishop  of  Massachusetts. 

Bishop  of  Nebrask.\.  Bishop  op  Maryland. 

Bishop  of  Pittsburgh.  Bishop  of  New  York. 

Bishop  of  Albany'.  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania. 

Bishop's  Chaplain. 
Bishop  of  Long  Island. 


ASSIGNMENT  OF  PARTS  OF  THE  SERVICE. 
[By  order  of  the  Bishop  of  Long  Island.] 


Celebrant,  Bishop  of  Long  Island. 

EpistlER,  Bishop  of  New  York.     (Epistle,  Adts  20  :  17.) 

GoSPELER,  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania.    (Gospel,  St.  Matthew  xxviii  :  18.) 

Preacher,  the  Bishop  of  Mar34aud. 

Testimonial  from  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  read  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Hart. 


— 3o8— 

Testimonial   from  Standing   Committee,  read  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Sherm.\n. 

Testimoniai,  from  the  House  of  Bishops,  read  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
REESE. 

Litany  said  by  Bishop  of  Albany. 

Presenters  :  Bishop  of  Nebraska. 
Bishop  of  California. 
CoNSECRATORS  :  Bishop  of  Long  Island. 
Bishop  of  Albany. 
Bishop  of  New  York. 

Veni  CrE.^TOR,  sung  by  Bishop  and  Choir  antiphonally. 
Administration  of  Holy  Communion  : 

The  Bishop  of  Long  Island  with  paten,  followed  by  Bishop  Coadjutor  of 
ConneAicut  with  chalice,  will  begin  at  the  wall  on  the  Gospel  side.  The 
Bishop  of  Albany  with  paten,  followed  by  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania  with 
chalice,  will  begin  at  the  center  of  the  rail  and  proceed  towards  the  wall 
on  the  Gospel  side.  The  Bishop  of  New  York  with  paten,  followed  by  the 
Bishop  of  Pittsburgh  with  chalice,  will  begin  at  the  wall  on  the  Epistle 
side.  The  Bishop  of  Nebraska  with  paten,  followed  by  the  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts  with  chalice,  will  start  from  the  center  and  proceed  towards 
the  wall  on  the  Epistle  side. 


In  choir,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hart  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Reese  respedlively  will 
occupy  the  single  stalls  at  the  end  of  the  allej'S  immediately  to  the  right 
and  left,  on  mounting  the  choir  steps.  The  Rev.  Drs.  Henshaw  and 
Hodges,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Sherman  will  occupy  the  three  seats  adjoining 
Dr.  Hart.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Harriman,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Means  and  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Lines  will  occupy  the  three  seats  adjoining  Dr.  Reese.  The  Rev.  Dr. 
Andrews,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Seymour  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Yarrington  will  occupy 
the  three  stalls  against  the  wall  behind  the  choir  on  the  Gospel  side.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  and  the  Rev.  Drs.  Binney  and  Russell  will  occupy  the 
three  stalls  against  the  wall  behind  the  choir  on  the  Epistle  side.  The 
chaplain  of  the  Bishop  of  Long  Island  will  occupy  the  single  chair  at  the 
end  of  the  alley  close  to  the  chancel  rail,  on  the  Gospel  side.  The  Redlor 
of  Trinity  Church  will  occupy  the  opposite  chair,  on  the  Epistle  side. 

The  names  of  each  of  these  clergy  will  be  found  inscribed  on  cards 
attached  to  their  respeftive  seats. 

In  the  recession  the  order  will  be  the  same  as  in  the  procession,  the 
Bishop  of  Long  Island  coming  out  last,  immediately  preceded  by  his 
chaplain. 


— 309— 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  official  programme  for  the  Centenary  and 
Consecration  : 

DIOCESE  OF  CONNECTICUT. 


JARVIS  CENTENARY, 
Wednesday,   October  27th,    1897. 

AND 

Consecration  of  the  right  reverend 

THE  BISHOP  COADJUTOR  ELECT  OF  CONNECTICUT, 

Thursda}',    October    28th,    1897, 

St.  Simon  .a.nd  St.  Jude's  Day. 


TRINITY  CHURCH,   NEW  HAVEN. 

JARVIS  CENTENARY, 
Wednesday,  October  27TH,   1897. 


8.00  a.  M.     holy  COMMUNION. 
Celebrant,  Rev.  Dr.  E.  S.  Lines,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  New  Haven 


10.30  A.  M. 
Procession,\i, — Hymn  520,                ....  Messiter 

Lord's  PRA-i-ER,  Collects  ants  Versicles. 
HYMN41S Croft 

READING    OF    THE    LETTER    FROM    THE    BiSHOP  OF  THE  DiOCESE,  by  the 

Rev.  Dr.  George  William  Douglas,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New 

Haven. 

HiTsiNsse Hastings 

Address:  "A  Century  of  Church  Life  in  Connecticut,"— first  half— by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Storrs  6.  Se\-mour,  President  of  the  Standing  Committee. 

Hymn  579,  .  .       ' Edwards 

Address:  "ACenturj^  of  Church  Life  in  Connecticut,"— second  half— 

by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Hart,  Registrar  of  the  Diocese. 

H\-MN468 Old  Hundred 

Prayers  .\n"d  Benediction. 

Recessional — Hymn  412,      .....  Dykes 


i.oo  p.  M. 
I/UNCH  IN  Trinity  Parish  House,  i6o  Temple  Street. 

[For  the  Clergy  of  the  Diocese  and  other  specially  invited  guests,  who  will  be 
admitted  by  ticket.  On  this,  the  Centenary  Day,  tickets  for  lunch  may  be  obtained 
by  those  entitled  to  them,  from  one  of  the  ushers,  who  will  be  seated  at  a  table  at 
the  tower  entrance  of  the  church.  This  usher  will  attend  to  the  railway  tickets  at 
the  same  time,  and  also  to  subscriptions  to  the  Centenary  Book.] 


3.00  P.  M. 

Processional. — Hymn  507,  .....  Smart 

Lord's  Prayer,  Collects  and  Versicles. 

Address  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Daniel  Henshaw,  Representative  of  the  Diocese 

of  Rhode  Island. 
H-iTviN  450,  .......  Holden 


Rev.  Samuel  Fermor  Jarvis,  of  Brooklyn,  Conn. 
'  Historical  Reminiscences  of  Bishop  Jarvis." 

Haydn 
Rev.  Joseph  Hooper,  of  Durham,  Conn. 
'  Life  and  Times  of  the  Second  Bishop  of  Connecticut." 

Giardini 


Address  by  the  '. 

Subject : 
Hymn  490. 
Address  by  the  ; 

Subject : 
Hymn  388, 
Prayers  and  Benediction. 
Recessional — Hymn  576,       .....  Barnby 


S.oo  P.  M. 

Processional — Hymn  396,    .....  Dykes 

Lord's  Prayer,  Collects  and  Versicles. 

Hymn  4S7,  .....        Russian  National  Hymn 

Address  by  the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  O.  W.  Whitaker,  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania. 
Hymn  576,  .......  Barnby 

Address  by  the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  C.  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York. 
Hymn  490,  .......  Haydn 

Address  by  the  Right  Rev.   Dr.   William  Lawrence,  Bishop  of  Massa- 
chusetts. 
Festival  Te  Deum,     ......  Sullivan 

Prayers  and  Benediction. 

Recessional — Hymn  403,       .....  Lejeune 


—311— 

CONSECRATION  OF  THE  BISHOP  COADJUTOR. 
Thursday,  October   2Sth,   1897. 

ST.  SIMON  AND  ST.  JUDE'S  DAY. 


N.  B.     There  will  be  special  Early  Celebrations  of  the  Holj-  Communion 
at  three  other  Churches,  viz  : 
7.30  A.  M.     Holy  Communion.     Christ  Church. 
8.00  A.  M.     Holy  Communion.     St.  Thomas'  Church. 
S.30  A.  M.     Holy  Communion.     St.  Paul's  Church. 

CONSECRATION  SERVICE. 

10.30  A.  M. 

Processional — H'V'mn  514.     "  We  march,  we  march  to  \dctory,"  Barnby 

INTROIT,  Psalm  91,       .  .  .  .  •  .  Martin 

"Whoso  dwelleth  under  the  defence  of  the  Most  High." 
Communion  Service,  in  B  flat,         ....  Agutter 

NiCENE  Creeb,  in  E  flat,         .....  Eyre 

Hymn  before  Sermon,  491,  "The  Church's  one  foundation,"        Wesley 
Anthem,  "  Praj'  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem,"  Psalm  cxxii,  vs.  6,  7.  Novella 
To  be  sung  while  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  elect  is  putting  on  the  rest  of  the  Episcopal  habit. 

Hymn  2S9,  "  Veni  Cre.\tor  Spiritcs,"      .            .            .  Plain  Song 

Offertory, — "  Lord,  Thou  art  God,"  I  Chron.  svii,  26,  27,  Stainer 

SancTUS,  "  Messe  Solonnelle, "           ....  Gounod 

Gloria  in  Escelsis,               .....  Old  Chant 

Nunc  Dimittis, — Gregorian,               ....  Stainer 

Recessional — H\'mn  520,  "  Rejoice,  ye  pure  in  heart, "  .  Blessiter 

1. 00  P.  M. 

Lunch  in  Trinity  Parish  House,  160  Temple  Street. 

For  Clergy  of  the  Diocese  and  specially  invited  guests,  who  will  be  admitted 
by  ticket.  On  this  day  the  Clergy  of  the 'Diocese  will  obtain  their  lunch  tickets 
and  railway  tickets  before  the  Consecration  Service,  while  vesting  at  the  United 
Church  Chapel.  300  Temple  Street.  Here  also  subscriptions  will  be  taken  to  the 
Centenary  Book.  To  the  other  specially  invited  guests  lunch  tickets  will  be  dis- 
tributed at  the  church. 

Jarvis  Exhibit.     Subscriptions  taken  to  Centenarj^  Book. 

3.00  P.  M. 
Public  Reception  to  the  Bishop  Co.^djutor,  in  Trinity  Parish  House, 

160  Temple  Street. 
Address  of  Welcome,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Storrs  O.  Seymour,  President  of 

the  Standing  Committee  of  the  Diocese. 
Response  by  the  Bishop  Coadjutor. 
Jarvis  Exhibit.     Subscriptions  taken  to  Centenary  Book. 


—312— 


SPECIAL  SUB-COMMITTEES. 


Finance  Cominittee. 

WiLUS  E.  Miller,  Edmund  J.  Silk, 

Frank  H.  Sperry,  T.  Attwater  Barnes, 

Edward  E.  Bradley,  Samuel  E.  Dibble. 


Committee  on  In/ortnatio?i. 

Rev.  Richmond  H.  Gesner,  Rev.  Percy  Barnes, 

Rev.  Edwin  S.  Lines,  D.D.,  Rev.  J.  Frederick  Sexton, 

Rev.  Stewart  Means,  Rev.  Fr.\nk  H.  Marshall, 

Rev.  Henry  McCre.\. 


Comviittee  on  Hospitality. 

N.  Albert  Hooker,  George  J.  Bassett, 

Rev.  Edwin  S.  Lines,  D.D.,  Charles  E.  Cornwall, 

Rev.  G.  Brinley  Mqrg.^n,  Leon.\rd  Bostwick, 

Rev.  William  A.  Beardsley,  Benjamin  R.  English. 


Committee  on  Subscriptions  to  Book. 
Frank  G.  P.  Barnes. 

Committee  on  Railroad  Tickets. 
Rev.  Frederick  W.  Harririan,      Frank  G.  P.  Barnes. 

Collation  Committee. 

Mrs.  Bruce  Fenn,  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Richards, 

Miss  Fanny  Pardee,  Miss  Edith  Louise  MER^v^N, 

Miss  M.\Y  Mansfield,  Mrs.  RusSELL  HotchkiSS, 

Mrs.  Frederick  C.  Rowland,  Miss  Caroline  Lindsley. 


—313— 


Marshals. 


Benjamin  R.  English, 


Willis  E.  Miller, 
Frank  H.  Sperry, 
John  H.  Platt, 
Lynde  Harrison, 
Alfred  N.  Wheeler, 
J.  Edward  Heaton, 
Sherwood  S.  Thompson, 
John  H.  Taytlor, 
Arnon  a.  Alling, 
Charles  E.  Cornwall, 

Burton 


Edward  E.  Bradley, 
William  E.  Barnett, 
Leonard  Bostwick, 
George  H.  Tuttle, 
Charles  B.  Gilbert, 
George  S.  Barnltm, 
Phelps  Montgomery, 
Frank  G.  P.  Barnes, 
N.  Albert  Hooker, 
Frederic  S.  Hurlburt, 
Mansfield. 


Reception    Committee. 


Trinity  Church. 
Rev.  George  William  Douglas,  D.D., 
Rev.  Charles  O.  Scoville,  Rev.  Cl.arence  W.  Bispham, 

A.  He.\ton  Robertson,  Edward  C.  Beecher, 

Willis  E.  Miller,  Frank  H.  Hooker. 


St.  Paul's   Church. 

Rev.  Ed"otn  S.  Lines,  D.D.,  Rev.  George  W.  Phillips, 

John  C.  Hollister,  Benjamin  R.  English, 

Edward  E.  Bradley. 


St.  Luke's  Church. 
Rev.  O.  S.  Prescott, 
William  I.  Cummings,  Moses  T.  Rice, 

William  T.  Harris. 


St.    Thomas's   Church. 
Rev.  William  A.  Beardsley', 
Joel  A.  Sperry,  Frederick  Botsford, 

C.  PuRDY'  Lindsley. 


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Christ  Church. 
Rev.  G.  Brinley  Morgan,  Rev.  Chari.es  Judd, 

Wii,BUR  F.  Day,  Lemuel  A.  Austin, 

Elliott  H.  Morse. 


St.  John's  Church. 
Rev.  Stewart  Means, 
William  S.  Wells,  Robert  T.^Merwin, 

norris  g.  osborn. 

Church  of  the  Ascension. 
Rev.  Frank  H.  Marshall, 
Ernest  B.  Beers,  m.  Mortimer  Atwater, 

Albert  g.  Gehanne. 

Grace  Church. 
Rev.  Percy  Barnes, 
Arthur  J.  Weld,  William  S.  Rowe. 

St.  James's  Church,  (  Westville.) 
Rev.  J.  Frederick  Sexton, 
William  a.  Pratt,  Hobart  L.  Hotchkiss, 

Harry  B.  Kennedy. 

St.  James's  Church,  {Fair  Haven). 
Rev.  Adelbert  P.  Chapm.^n, 
Edwin  W.  Potter,  George  C.  Foote, 

Burton  D.  Potter. 

All  Saints'   Chapel. 
Rev.  Henry  McCrea, 
Edward  F.  Allen,  James  H.  Lee, 

Andrew  J.  Patience. 

Christ  Church,  {West  Haven). 
Rev.  Richmond  H.  Gesner, 
Albert  C.  Coe,  George  w.  Warner, 

John  F.  Barnett. 


Index 


INDEX 


This  Index  does  not  include  names  or  places  occurring  only  on  pp.  286-291, 
300-joj,  and 311-313. 


Academj-,  see  Episcopal  Academy. 

PAGE 

Adts  of  the  General  Assembly  concerning  the  Church  in  Connecticut : 

1708,  Toleration,     .......             28 

1784,  Freedom  of  Worship, 

28 

1 79 1,  Equality  of  all  Christians, 

28 

1876,  Parochial  Organization, 

.      67,  68 

Account  of  the  Services  at  the  Jarvis  Centenary, 

.       11-15 

Adams,  Samuel,              ..... 

116 

Addison,  the  Rev.  Daniel  D.,  . 

239,  240 

Alexandrian,       ..... 

196 

Allyn,  Francis,  ..... 

61 

All  Saints'  Church,  Providence,  R.  I., 

73 

Amboy,  N.  J.,     . 

143 

South,           ..... 

143 

Amenia,  N.  Y.,  . 

90 

American  Church,  The,         75,  104,  105,  129,  130,  13 

7,  154,  161,  171,  183,  22S 

Organized,  ..... 

122 

Canons  of,   . 

35>  133.  147 

Constitution  of,        . 

122 

Amended,         .... 

122 

General  Convention  of 

1789, 

122,  170,  171 

1792, 

77 

1795. 

147 

1799. 

.      145,  146,  147 

iSoi, 

144 

1804, 

•'    36,  94,  95,  134 

1808, 

144 

iSii, 

136,  144 

1820, 

42 

1821, 

42 

1895, 

145,  146 

Andrews,  the  Rf 

;v.  Dr.  William  G.,     . 

178,  306,  307,  308 

-3 1 8- 


Apostolic  Ministry, 

Assembly's  Catechism, 

Auchmuty,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel, 

Baldwin,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Ashbel, 

Ballston,  N.  Y., 

Bass,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Edward,     126,  141,  145,  157, 

169,  I 
Beach,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Abraham, 

the  Rev.  John,  . 
Beardsley,  Rev.  Dr.  Eben  E.,  . 

Addresses  and  Discourses,  quoted, 

Church  in  ConneBicut,  quoted, 
note, 

the  Rev.  William  A., 

Miss  Elizabeth  M., 
Beers,  Prof.  George  E., 

Seth  P.,        . 
Berkeley,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  George, 


Berkeley  Divinity  School, 
Bigelow,  Mrs.,    . 
Binney,  the  Rev.  Dr.  John, 
Bird,  the  Rev.  Wilmer  P., 


57,  62,  69,  101,  177 


70,  171 


30, 


PAOE 
198 
27 

86,  112,  124 

126,  264,  265,  266,  267 

132 

15S,  160,  161,  167,  16S, 

227,  239,  240,  263,  264 

132 

117 

2,  39,  40,  60,  64,  71,  96 

33 

40 

250,  251 

177.235,  279.  312,  313 

239,  240 

238 

61 

85,  107,  245 

178,  179,  180,  223,  305 

118 

178,  306,  307,  308 

iSo 


Bishop,  20,  23,  34,  103,  120,  145,  149,  160,  188,  190-192,  197,  201,  202 

Bishop  of  Connedlicut,  see  Seahury,  Jarvis,  Brownell,  Williams. 

Coadjutor  of  Connefticut,  see  Brewster. 

Albany,        .  .  15,  179,  iSo,  181,  182,  184,  295,  306,  307,  308 


14.  15,  179.  181,  306,  307,  308 
.  179,  180,  181,  182,  295,  306,  307,  308 
.     15,  179,  180,  181,  185,  306,  307,  308 

185-204 
15,  155,  165,  179.  180,  306,  307,  308,  310 

165-175 


California,  . 
Long  Island, 
Maryland,    . 

Sermon  of, 
Massachusetts, 
Address  of, 
see  also :  Bass,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Parker,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Lawrence,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Nebraska,    .......         15,  179,  181 

New  York,  .  .  .15,  150,  179,  iSo,  295,  306,  307,  30S 

Address  of,        .....  .  150-165 

see  also :  Provoost,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Hobart,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Pennsylvania,         .  .  15,  139,  I55.  I79.  180,  306,  307,  308,  310 

Address  of,        .  .  .  .  .  .  139-150 

see  also  :  White,  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 

Whitaker,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 


-319— 


Bishop  of 

Pittsburgh, 

Western  New  York, 
Bishop's  Bonus, 
Bishop's  Fund,  . 
Bispham,  the  Rev.  Clarence  W., 
Blakeslee,  the  Rev.  Solomon, 
BordentowTi,  N.  J., 
Bostwick,  the  Rev.  Gideon, 
Bowden,  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  : 

Birth, 

Education,   . 

Ordination,  .  . 

Assistant  Trinity  Church,  New  York, 

Rector  of  St.  Paul's,  Norwalk,     .... 

Represented  Rhode  Island  iu  General  Convention,  1792, 

ElecSted  Bishop  of  Connedlicut  and  declined, 

Principal  of  the  Episcopal  Academy, 
Branford,  Conn.,  ...... 

Brewster,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Chauncey  B.,  9,  72,  104,  149,  163,  171,  172-179,  180, 
181,  182,  1S3,  207,  211,  215,  22S,  229,  280,  2S1,  282,  283, 


,  179,  180,  306,  307,  308 

15,  179,  180 

.      26,  56 

26,  29,  64 

13>  i4>  15.  1/9.  307,  313 

39 

143 

168 


123 
122,  124 
124 
124 
124 

77 

■    23,  125 

23.  32,  125 

34,  35 


284,  285,  286,  292,  296,  298,  299,  306,  307,  308 
Response  to  address  of  welcome,  ... 

Sketch  of  Life  of, 
Bridgeport,  Conn., 

Dr.  Thomas  Church 


Brownell,  the  Rt.  Rev. 

Life, 

Eleiftion, 

Consecration, 

Episcopate, 

Death  of,      . 

Mentioned, 

Portrait  of, 
Buckingham,  John, 
S.  M., 

Burgess,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  George 
Burton,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Daniel,  . 
Camp,  the  Rev.  Ichabod, 

the  Rev.  Dr.  Riverius, 
Caner,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Henrj',     . 
Cannon,  John,    . 


309.  311 

.  215-221 

.  221-225 

79.  81,  233 


•      41,  42 

41 

41 

44,  46,  47.  48,  49,  51,  57,  58,  59 

57,  60,  68 

60,  62,  79,  14S,  172 

242 

61 

61 

58 

"3,  115 

107 

95 
106 
267 


Case  of  the  Episcopal  Churches  Considered,The,  William  White,  97,  120,  121 
Chandler,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  B.,    .  .  .  .  108,  238 

Chase,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Philander,     .  .  .  .  46,  58   96 


-320— 


Cheshire,  Conn., 

see  also  :  Episcopal  Academy. 
Church  of  England, 

in  the  Colonies, 
Church  in  the  United  States,    . 

in  Connedlicut, 
Church  Life  in  Connedlicut : 

First  Half,    . 

Second  Half, 
Churchman' s  Magazine,  The, 
Church,  Samuel, 

Claggett,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  T., 
Clark,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jacob  L., 

the  Rev.  William, 
Clark,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  M., 
Clarke,  the  Rev.  Abraham  L., 
Coadjutor,  see  Brewster. 
Coe,  James  R.,    . 
Coit,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  W., 
Connedlicut : 

Bishop  of,  see  Seabury,  Jarvis,  Brownell, 

Constitution  of,  1818, 

Diocese  of,  see  Diocese. 
Corderius,  Mathurin,  Colloquies, 
Crete, 

St.  Titus,  Bishop  of, 
Croswell,  The  Rev.  Dr.  Harry 
Curtis,  Eli, 

George  R., 

Holbrook,    . 
Danbury,  Conn., 
Davis,  Isaac, 
Deane,  Silas, 

Dehon,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Theodore, 
Diocese  of  Connedlicut,  69,  So,  103,  141 

241,  275: 
296,  298, 

Archdeacons  of,      . 

Archdeaconries  of,  ... 

Centenary  of  Second  Bishop  of,    9,  10,  19 

Addresses  at,       . 
Services  at,  . 


29.  37.  86,  87,  129,  239 


105, 

112, 

170 

IC 

,  84, 

III 

19, 

155, 

160, 

203 

56, 

220 

21 

-52 

52-72 

130, 

131 
61 

134, 

145, 

161, 

171 

60 

248 

79 

,  80 
123 

61 
61 

Williams,  Brewster. 


29,  30,  56 


107 

IS7,  I8S,  189,  191 

193.  196 

1S7-198 

60 

61 

61 

61 

91 

35.  133 

117 

136,  228 

,  163,  167,  181,  189,  211,  217, 

,  282,  284,  2S5,  286,  291,  295, 

.  309 

13,  14,  66,  178,  180 

66 

,  23.  24,  75,  83,  103,  141,  161, 

167,  309,  310 

.  21-174 

. 

13-16 

^21- 


iocese  of  Connecflicut 

PAGE 

Conventions  of 

1796,      .....         23,  103,  123,  125,  245,  253 

1797, 

24,  125 

,    126,    127 

1801, 

128 

1S04, 

32 

1S05, 

33 

1812, 

.    24,  128 

1813, 

•    44,  272 

1815, 

38 

1816, 

38 

1817, 

44 

1819, 

41 

1821, 

46 

1830, 

48 

1835, 

48 

1840, 

49 

1847, 

51 

1851, 

61 

1S65, 

68 

1S66,      . 

69 

1867,      . 

69 

1871,      . 

71 

1897,      . 

9-59 

ExtradVs  from  journal  of,  1S9 

7. 

275-294 

Convention  of  Clergy  of, 

33,  37,  126,  130, 

134,  237 

Division  of,  proposed, 

68-70 

Episcopal  Academy  of,  Cheshire, 

31,  32,  63, 

12S,  129 

Mission  Work  in,    . 

•      44,  45,  65-67 

Organizations  in  : 

Aged  and  Infirm  Clergy  Fund, 

64 

Clergyman's  Retiring  Fimd, 

64 

Societj-  for  Promoting  Christian  Knowledge,          .             .      44,  45 

Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests,             ...            64 

Trustees  for  receiving  and  holding  donations  for  the  sup- 

port of  the  Bishop,              .             .             .24,  25,  26,  64,  12S 

Widows'  Fimd,             ......            64 

Parishes  in  : 

St.  Peter's,  Cheshire,               .....           125 

St.  James's,  Derby,     . 

125,  235 

Christ,  Hartford, 

79,  112,  238 

St.  Peter's,  Hebron,    . 

39,  40,  135 

St.  Michael's,  Litchfield, 

21,  70,  128,  237 

Christ,  IV 

Iiddlet( 

jwn,    . 

. 

107,  108, 

III,  234 

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Diocese  of : 

Connedlicut 
Parishes  in  : 
St.  James's,  New  Londoti, 

Trinity,  New  Haven,       9,  13,  14,  103,  IC9,  123, 

250,  251,  295, 
Trinity,  Newtown, 
St.  Paul's,  Norwalk,    . 
St.  Peter's,  Plymouth, 
St.  John's,  Stamford, 
St.  Paul's,  Walliugford 
St.  John's,  Waterbury, 
Maryland,    . 
Map  of, 
Massachusetts, 
Pennsylvania, 
Rhode  Island, 

Bishop  of,  see  Henshaw,  Clark. 
Deputies  from  to  the  General  Convention, 
Representatives  of  at  Jarvis  Centenary, 
Votes  in  Convention  of, 
Durham,  Conn., 
Eastern  Diocese, 
East  Haven,  Conn., 
Eledliou  Sermons  : 
1764, 
1818, 
Ellison,  the  Rev.  Thomas, 
Ellery,  Hon.  William, 
England, 

Erasmus,  Desiderius,  Colloquies 
Episcopate,  see  Bishop. 
Episcopal  Church  : 

see  American  Church. 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 
Farmar,  Miss  Ann, 

Samuel,  .... 
Fitch,  John,  .... 
General  Assembly  of  Connedlicut, 

see  also  :  Acts  of,  Eleflion  Sermon. 
General  Theological  Seminary, 
George,  the  Rev.  James  H.,      . 
Greenwich,  Conn., 
Griswold,  Conn., 
Griswold,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Alexander  V., 


•  79.  "9 

126, 

177,  237,  245, 

299, 

307,  309,  313 

237 

106,  124,  251 

■  45.  236 

37.  38.  134 

223,  24'l 

9. 

224,  279,  2S0 

198 

198 

167,  170 

147,  149 

75 

77 

•   73,  77 

•   76,  77 

14. 

loi,  iiS,  23S 

•  78,  136 

238 

no 

•   30,  31 

132 

142 

20 

107 

86, 

112, 

233. 

241 

86, 

112, 

241 
142 

26, 

28,  2 

2,67 

,  68 

41 

,  42 
13 
61 

95 

78, 

136, 

227, 

228 

—323— 


Goodwin,  James  M.,      .... 
Hallam,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  A., 

Harriman,  the  Rev.  F.  \V., 
Hart,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel,      9,  13,  14,  53,  S3, 

248, 

Church  Life  in  Connedlicut,  Second  Half, 

Bishops  of  Connedlicut,     . 
Hawkes,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Francis  L.,       . 
Hodges,  the  Rev.  Dr.  George, 
Holcomb,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Origen  P.,      . 
Hooper,  the  Rev.  Joseph,         9,  10,  14,  S3,  85. 


.  178, 
178,  180,  181,  227, 
263,  280,  306,  307, 


178,  306, 


,  223,  233,  23S, 
241.  245, 

Life  and  Times  of  the  Second  Bishop  of  Connedlicut, 

Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Dr.  Brewster, 
Hubbard,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bela,     .  24,  85,  109,  119,  126,  250,  254, 

Huntington,  Hezekiah, 

Jedidiah, 

Samuel  H., 
Hurlburt,  Mrs.  Samuel  W., 
IngersoU,  Lieut. -Gov.  Jonathan, 
Inglis,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Charles, 
Ives,  the  Rev.  Reuben, 
Jarvis,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Abraham  : 

Ancestr}',     .... 

Birth,  .... 

Education, 

Lay  reader  at  Middletown, 

Ordination, 

Journey  to  Windsor,  etc., 

Letters  of  Orders, 

Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown 

Marriage,      .... 

Letter  to  Propagation  Socict}', 

Gratuities  from  the  Propagation  Society 

Secretar)-  of  the  Connedlicut  Convention, 

Course  during  the  Revolution 

Papers  for  Dr.  Seabury  prepared  by  him 

Letter  to  Bishop  White,     . 

Convention  Sermon, 

Eledled  Bishop  at  Wallingford,    . 

Memorial  Sermon  on  Bishop  Seabury, 

Eledled  Bishop,  New  Haven,  declined, 

Eledled  Bishop,  Derb}-, 

Official  announcemeut  by  the  Secretary  of  his  election,     125, 


84, 


109, 

233.  234, 
114,  121, 


III, 


90-92, 


97> 


103,  123, 


61 
60 

285,  312 
236,  237, 
308,  309 

53-73 
227-230 

49 

307,  308 

60 

239,  240, 

248,  310 

101-137 

223,  224 

262,  263 

61 

61 

61,  69 

242 

30 
124 
126 

84,  105 
105 
106,  107 
107-109 
109,  no 
254-262 

246,  247 
123,  132 

88,  112 
113-116 

247,  248 
105,  120 
1 16-120 
120,  234 
120,  121 

234 

160,  170 

235,  245 

23,  123 

125 
235.  249 


-324- 


Jarvis,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Abraham  : 
Consecration, 
Letter  of  Consecration, 
Primary  Charge, 
Address  of  Recognition,     . 
Response  to  address  of  Recognition, 
Convention  Addresses  and  Charges  : 

1798. 

1799. 

1801, 

1807, 

1S12, 
Second  Marriage, 
Death, 

Epitaph,  .... 
Dr.  Bronson's  Memorial  Sermon, 
Anecdotes  of,  .  84,  85,  93, 

Publications  of,       . 
Relics  of,     . 


Mentioned, 


236 
236 

no,  135 

•      24,  25 

98 

38,  99,  136 

137,  252,  253 

137,  270,  271,  272 

97,  98.  107,  no,  118,  162,  163,  242 

105 
233.  238 
9,  19,  20,  44,  51,  56,  75,  83,  141,  147,  161,  163,  167,  173 


9,  126,  161,  227,  229 

236,  250 

24,  127,  236,  245 

126,  267,  268 

127,  26S-271 

236 


Contemporary  accounts  of  his  Eledlion  and  Consecration, 
Documents  concerning  his  Consecration, 

Portraits  of,       . 
Committee  on  Centenary  of  his  Consecration  : 

Appointed, 

Adlion  of, 
John, 

Naomi  (Brush), 
Samuel, 

Samuel  Farmar,  first, 
Samuel  Farmar,  second,    ...  86,  87,  88,  105 

birth,     . 

education, 

Portraits  of, 
Samuel  Fermor, 


236, 
306, 


108,  171,  240, 


9,  10,  13,  14,  112,  178,  233,  234,  235, 
242,  246,  249,  250, 
Historical  Reminiscences  of  Bishop  Jarvis, 
family, 
Johnson,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel, 
Judd,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bethel, 
King's  College,  New  York  City, 
Keppel,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Frederick, 
Kemp,  the  Rev.  Robert  M.,     . 
Kingsbury,  Frederick  J., 


262,  263 

263-267 

233 

.9 

9,  10 

90 

84,  105 
84,  105 

"3 
137,  261 

87,  113 

88 

241 

239.  241, 

307,  308 

81-100 

13,86 

246,  247 

40 

108 

109,  246 

177,  304 
9,  10 


—  325- 


Lawrence,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  William,     15,  155,  157, 

Bishop  Bass  and  ConneAicut, 
Learning,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jeremiah, 
Lee,  William  T., 

Letter  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese, 
Lill)',  William,  Gravtmar, 
Lines,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Edwin  S.,    13,  15,  177,  17S,  506, 
Lyttleton ,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Charles 
Madison,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  James, 
Mansfield,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Richard, 

Burton, 
Marshall,  the  Rev.  John  R.,     . 
Marsh,  Samuel, 
McCleary,  Samuel  F.,  . 
Mead,  the  Rev.  Dr.  William  C, 
Means,  the  Rev.  Stewart,         .  .  1 78,  306, 

Mix,  Elihu  L.,  . 

Moore,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin, 
Natchez,  Miss., 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J., 
Newbun,'port,  Mass., 
New  England  Primer,   . 
New  Hampshire, 
New  Haven,  Conn.,    9, 


26,*6i, 


S7,  117,  119,  125, 


New  Orleans,      ...... 

Newtown,  Conn.,  .  .  .  .  . 

New  London,  Conn.      .  .  .  .  . 

New  York,      35,  36,  86,  112,  115,  120,  132,  134,  141, 

Nichols,  Philip,  .  .  .  .  . 

Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  William  F.,  .  14,  15, 

Office  for  the  Inducflion  of  Jlinisters,  1799,    . 
Office  for  the  Institution  of  Ministers,  1808, 
Ohio,        ...... 

Osbaldiston,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Richard, 

Oxford  Movement, 

Parker,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel,        .  122,  134, 

Peck,  the  Rev.  Theodore  M., 

Perr}-,  the  Rev.  Philo,   . 

Phillips,  the  Rev.  George  W., 

Phoenix  Bank,  Charter, 

Bonus, 


179,  180,  228,  306,  307, 
30S,  310 

•  165-173 
85.  86,  120,  121 

61 

19-20 

107 

307,  30S,  309,  312,  313 

no,  247 

93 
125,  235 

•    9.  10.  177.  313 
.    96,  240 

77 

254,  262 

60,  69 

307,  30S,  309,  312,  314 

61 

132,  136,  227 

48 

i43>  144 

168,  240 

34 

145,  170 

136,  141,  223,  240,  241, 

242,  245,  267,  268,  270 

48 

35,  ii7>  237,  238 

39,  61,  121 

143,  144,  146,  153,  177, 

234,  240,  241 

124 

179-  181,  306,  307,  308 

33.  130.  237 
130 

•  45,  46 
109,  234,  246,  247 

•  49,  50 
136,  167,  169,  170,  171 

14 
36,  94,  133,  235,  251 

177,  313 
26,  28,  31 
.      26,  29 


-326— 


Portland,  Conn.,  .... 

Potter,  the  Rev.  Collis  I., 

the  Rt.  Rev.  Horatio, 

the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  C,       15,  179,  iSo, 

Bishop  Provoost  and  Connecflicut, 
Prayer  Book,       ..... 
Provoost,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel,      133,  145, 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
Comparative  statistics  of, 
Punderson,  the  Rev.  Ebenezer, 
Reese,  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  Livingston, 
Regulars,  British, 
Republican  Party, 
Robertson,  John  B., 

Rogers,  the  Rev.  Ammi,  .  34-38, 

Russell,  Da\ad, 

the  Rev.  Dr.  Francis  ' 

Dr.  Gurdon  W., 
Saratoga,  N.  Y., 
Saybrook  Platform, 
Scott,  the  Rev.  James  L., 
the  Rev.  John. 

Christian  Life, 
Scoville,  the  Rev.  Charles  O., 
Seabur}^,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Samuel,      23,  76,  77,  96, 


Searle,  the  Rev.  Roger, 

Seymour,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Storrs  O.,      13,  14,  17S, 

A  Centurj'  of  Church  Life  in  Connedlicut, 
Address  of  Welcome  to  Dr.  Brewster, 

Sherman,  the  Rev.  Henry  M., 

Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Dr.  Brewster,     . 

Smith,  the  Rev.  Dr.  William,  of  Pennsylvania, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  William,  of  Counedticut,    33, 

Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel, 


Stamford,  Conn., 


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61 

61 

228 

iSi, 

22S, 

295. 

300, 

306, 
308 
151 

307, 

310 

-164 

33.  75 

117 

168 

152, 

155, 

157, 

158, 

159, 

160, 

161 

170 

227 

239 

75 

145 

266 
145 

267 

-147 

108 

178, 

1 82 

306 

307, 

308 

29 
61 

40,  94-96 

131 

-135. 

237, 

242 

61 

179 

306 

307, 

308 

132 
27 
61 

85 

13.  14.  15 

179> 

307, 

313 

103, 

104, 

105, 

120, 

121, 

122, 

123, 

124, 

128, 

161, 

168, 

169, 

170, 

173. 

227, 

234. 

240, 

241, 

250, 

251 

Al 

.  46 

207, 

210, 

217, 

237, 

241, 

284, 

285, 

297, 

366, 

307, 

308 

First  Half, 

21-53 

210-214 

14, 

178, 

181, 

306, 

307, 
221 

308 
-225 

122, 

265, 

266 

126, 

130, 

241, 

242, 

251. 

263 

108, 

109, 

III, 

"3- 

"5, 
247. 

129, 
248 

37,  39,  61 

-327- 


Brewster's  Con- 

296,  297 

24,  60,  71,  265 

.265,  266,  297 

265,  297 

133, 


35. 


265, 
265, 


Standing  Committees  : 

Consent  of  those  in  American  Church  to  Dr. 
secration, 

Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, 

New  Jersey, 

Xew  York, 

Pennsylvania, 

Request  for  consent  of. 
Standing  Order, 

St.  James's  Church,  Westminster,  Eng., 
St.  James's  Royal  Chapel,  Westminster,  Eng., 
St.  Michael's  Church,  Bristol,  R.  I 
St.  Paul, 

St.  Titus,  Bishop  of  Crete, 
St.  Luke's  Day,  1797,    .  .  -9.  23 

St.  Simon  and  St.  Jude's  Day,  1S97,   .  10, 

Statistics  : 

Comparative  of  State  and  Diocese  of  Connecticut, 
Tacitus,  Annals,  quoted, 
Talbot,  Mr., 

St.  George, 
Tarleton,  Col.     . 
Toleration, 
Tories,     . 
Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Conn., 

see  also  :  Washington  College. 
Trinity  Chiu-ch,  New  York  City,  .  .  .  86,112,124,136 

Tryon,  Gen.  William,    .......  91 

Trumbull,  J.  Hammond  : 

Notes  on  the  Constitution  of  ConneHicut,  quoted,        .  .      27,  28 

Tyler,  the  Rev.  John,     .  .  .  .  .  .  .119 

Union  College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,   ,  .  .  .  .  41 

Vermont,  .  .  .  .  .  .  •  79'  84,  168 

Votes  : 

of  Connecticut  Clergj-  Concerning  Public  Worship  during  the 

Revolution,  .  .  .  .  .  .  117,  248 

by  Orders  in  Convention,  Diocese  of  Connedticut,         .  .      71,  72 

of  Convention,   Diocese  of  Rhode  Island,   concerning  union 

with  Connecfticut,  .  .  .  .  .  •      76.  77 

Christ    Church,    Middletown,   Conn.,    concerning    Abraham 
Jarvis,       .......       108,  109,  iii 

War  : 

of  Revolution,    .     .   19,  90,  91,  92,  117,  118,  158,  159,  167,  16S 


297 
297 
292 
112 
109 
109 
7S 

47,  1S7,  18S,  190,  194,  195,  196 
.  187-196 
126,  229,  236,  245,  251,  263 
207,  295,  299,  307,  309,  311 


57,58 

55 

45,  46 

115 

90 

28 

118 

iSo 


90,  91,  92, 


116, 
63, 


117, 
179^ 


—328— 


War: 

PAGE 

of  1812,         ........             25 

of  1861, 

71 

Washington,  Gen.  George, 

•      44.  90 

Washington  College,  Hartford,  Conn 

proposed. 

42 

Controversy  upon, 

•      42,  43 

Chartered,    . 

42 

Name  changed  to  Trinity,  1845, 

■      43.  44 

Wallingford,  Conn., 

61,  223,  241 

Walter,  the  Rev.  Dr.  William, 

109,  254,  262 

Waterbury,  Conn., 

9,  61,  179,  253 

Western  Reserve,  the,   . 

•      45.  46 

Wetmore,  the  Rev.  James, 

107 

Wheaton,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Nathaniel  S., 

•      43.  99 

■U'heeler,  Alfred  N.,       . 

.    9,  10,  233,  312 

Whitfield,  the  Rev.  George,     . 

105,  106 

Whitlock,  the  Rev.  Henry, 

) 

•    99.  136 

Whitney,  James  E.,  Jr., 

239,  240 

Whitaker,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  O.  W. 

15,  179,  180,  181,  306,  307,  308,  310 

White,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  William,       i 

5,  97,  98,  116,  120,  121,  126,  134,  136, 

141,  142,  144,  145,  148,  155,  157,  160,  168, 

170,  227,  22S,  239,  250,  263,  264,  265,   266 
Wildman,  the  Rev.  J.  E.,  .  .  -  .  •  •  13 

WilHams,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John,        9,  10,  14,  19,  20,  44,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61, 

62,  64,  68,  72,  79,  80,  104,  137,  149,  163,  173, 
180,  203,  211,   217,  219,   223,  22S,  229,  239, 
240,  241,  242,  277,  278,  283,  284,  295,  298 
Wolcott,  Gov.  Oliver,    .......  30 

Yale  College,       .  .  .  .24,  27,  43,  84,  87,  88,  107,  171,  223 

Yarrington,  the  Rev.  Benjamin  M.,    .  .  .  179,  306,  307,  308 


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